- To understand what phonics is.
- To understand how we teach phonics at school.
- To share information about the Year 1 Phonics Screening Test.
- To share information and ideas to help you support your child’s phonics and reading at home.
Aims of the session
In phonics lessons we teach children the
sound made by each letter which helps them
to read and write words. We also teach
tricky words which cannot be sounded out
and high frequency words which are de-
codable.
At Joy Lane Primary School we follow the
government publication of Letters and
Sounds.Various different schemes are followed in schools* Letters and Sounds *
- Jolly Phonics
- Read Write Inc
- Sounds Write
Terminology
Phoneme – unit of sound
Grapheme – way a sound is written
Digraph – 2 letters making 1 sound
Trigraph – 3 letters making 1 sound
Split digraph – when a vowel sound is split by a consonant (a_e, u_e, i_e, e_e, o_e)
Adjacent Consonants– letters close but can their hear individual sounds (went)
Blending – putting sounds together to read a word
Segmenting – splitting a word up into individual phonemes for writing
Our language system consists of 26 letters of the alphabet which are used to form the 44 phonemes.
These phonemes can be written in over 120 combinations – for example, i-e side, ie pie, ighhigh, y fly.
We use the Letters and Sounds programme to teach all the combinations by the time children leave Year 2 (some children continue in KS2 if needed). Through a Daily teacher directed session. Phase 1 begins in preschool settings and mainly consists of listening to sounds in the environment and rhymes.
Children are taught to use sounds to ‘blend’ and
‘chop’ words.
We blend words when we are reading.
d o g dog
We chop/clap words when we are writing.
dog d o g
Some sounds (phonemes) have more than one letter.
Sound buttons allow the children to really focus on the phonemes (sounds) within the words, rather than
focusing on individual letters.
Why do we use sound buttons?
chat
spoon
light
haunt
cake
Recap Learning -Reception Phase 2
We will start at ‘Phase 2’ from Letters and Sounds.
We teach children to read
the tricky words..
the, to, I, no, go, into
We also teach the alphabet
letter names using alphabet
songs and games.
We will continue to ‘Phase 3’ from Letters and Sounds.
We teach children to read the
tricky words...
he, she, we, me, be, was, my,
you, they, her, all, are.
We teach children to spell the
tricky words…
the, to, no, go.
Children also practise reading
and spelling the high frequency
words…
will, that, this, then, them, with, see, for, now, down, look, too
We teach children to read the tricky words...he, she, we, me, be, was, my, you, they, her, all, are.
We teach children to spell the tricky words…the, to, no, go.
Children also practise reading and spelling the high frequency words…
will, that, this, then, them, with, see, for, now, down,
look, too.
Recap Learning -Reception Phase 3
Children do not learn any new sounds in Phase 4,
instead they learn about adjacent consonants.
Adjacent consonants are two sounds that often
come together in words. They can easily be
missed out by young readers and writers.
e.g went. It is common for children to miss out the
quieter sound, in this case spelling wet.
Recap Learning –Reception/Y 1 Phase 4
We teach children to read the tricky words...
said, so, have, like, some, come, were, there, little,
one, do, when, out, what.
We teach children to spell the tricky words…
he, she, we, me, be, was, you, they, all, are, my,
her.
Children also practise reading and spelling the
high frequency words…
went, it’s, from, children, just, help.
Recap Learning –Reception/Y1 Phase 4
Year 1 Phase 5
Phase 5 is split into 3 sections:
1) Sounds2) Alternative pronunciations for graphemes
(e.g. ‘c’ can sound different as in ‘cat’ and ‘circle’)3) Alternative spellings for phonemes
(e.g. the ‘f’ sound can also be spelt ‘ph’)
Letters and
Sounds pg134
Letters and
Sounds pg144
Introduces common spelling patterns to enable children to make ‘educated guesses’ at spelling.
Teaches to read and spell the tricky words:oh, their, people, Mr, Mrs, looked, called, asked, could.
Teaches reading and spelling the high frequency words:don’t, old, I’m, by, time, house, about, your, day, made, came,
make, here, saw, very, put.
Teaches reading the words: water, where, who, again, thought, through, work, mouse, many, laughed, because, different, any, eyes, friends, once, please
Teaches spelling the words: said, so, have, like, some, come, were, there, little, one, do, when, what, out
(Year 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJx1NSineE
Correct articulation of the phonemes
Year 1 Phonics Screening
The National Phonics Screening Check was introduced in 2012 to
all Year 1 pupils. It is a short, statutory assessment to ensure that
children are making sufficient progress in the phonics skills to read
words and are on track to become fluent readers who can enjoy
reading for pleasure and for learning.
The check is not about passing or failing but checking appropriate
progress is being made. It aims to identify the children who need
extra help so that they can be given support by school to improve
their reading skills.
At Joy Lane Primary School we already identify children and
provide early intervention support; however we must comply with
the statutory requirement.
Alien pictures are used to help the children
indentify when a word will not be real.
Children are required to decode a list of 40 words,
half real words and half pseudo words (nonsense
words) using synthetic phonics.
The assessment will be age-appropriate, with
children sitting with a teacher and reading one-
to-one. It should be an enjoyable activity for
children which will take no more than 10
minutes, however there is no time limit.
The children are well prepared for this test.
Phonics sessions are built into their daily
routines and teachers are continuously
assessing their phonic knowledge.
•Nonsense words are an established assessment
method of many schools, and are included in many
phonics programmes.
•They are included because they will be new to all
pupils. This is a test of a child’s ability to decode using
phonics. Children who can read non-words should
have the skills to decode almost any unfamiliar word.
Why are nonsense words included in the test?
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-sample-materials-and-training-video
Phonics Screening Check Video
•We are required to inform parents towards the
end of the summer term in Year 1 of their child’s
results, this will be included in your child’s report.
•If your child does not reach the required level, we
will continue to support your child into Year 2 with
provisions tailored to their needs. Do not panic,
children all develop at their own individual rates.
•Children will have the opportunity to re-take the
test at the end of Year 2.
How will the results be used?
How can I help my child?
Encourage children to use their sounds when they
are reading and writing. When reading help them
to sound out and then blend the word together.
e.g. a - m (not using letter names.)
Help to identify tricky words that can’t be sounded
out.
Please remember when reading books, we
encourage children to use pictures to help them.
When writing children should be encouraged to
chop/clap out sounds they can hear before they
write them.
Use online resources.
•www.phonicsplay.com
•http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/what-is-letters-and-
sounds.html
•http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
•www.mrthorne.com
•http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/alphablocks/
•Help your child to practice reading the pseudo words which
will be sent home.
Online Resources
What shall I do if my child is struggling to decode?
•Say each sound in the word from left to right.
•Blend the sounds by pointing to each letter, i.e. /b/ in bat, or
letter group, i.e. /igh/ in sigh, as you say the sound, then run your
finger under the whole word as you say it.
•Familiarise yourself with the different phonemes and correct
pronunciation to ensure you are modelling the sounds correctly
for your child.
•Draw sound buttons on to the word to help you child recognise
the sounds within in it, rather than individual letter sounds.
•Work at your child’s pace and have FUN!
Year 1 Phonics Screening
•The screening will take place on the week commencing
the 13th June.
•The screening will take place in school with your child’s
teacher.
Any Questions?