Download and create a SSP Decoding Practice Book (also used on whiteboards)

to help children practice decoding words using their

SSP Decoding Practice Book

eading Frog

Teachers/ Parents - ‘helpful words’ list

How any words are added to their folders after the first 11 depends on the child.As you progress, point out when the child can now decode the words (asthe child learns more sound pics)These are high frequency words, not‘sight words’ – and most can be decodedwhen the child has covered those soundpics.

The words created from their sound pics are the focus, however there is also a sentence for each within the Green Level, for you to read, so that the word is used in context. You will notice that it is not written in print. Within most books a range of fonts are used, and children become used to recognising the sound pics regardless of font.

At all times, from term 1 of Prep, try to see sound pics in words, and encourage children to do the same. This will really help you shape their reading and spelling brains.

Use every opportunity to do this ! Questions? Emma@ReadAustralia.com

ow/l

b/oo/k

m/oo/nb/r/a/n/ch

r/ea/d/i/ng

Children learn these speech sound picsexplicitly first, and how to decode and encode words using their sound pics

Alongside this explicit teaching children also investigate the code, and use the Speech Sound Clouds

Teachers – also use these resources as prompts for spelling

Green level sound pics and a few sound pic words

Point to the sound pics in order, and the children say the word. Children can also take turns doing this (eg make cards, they choose one, and then sound it on the board for the rest of the class)

Speedy Green Decoding(Find them easy? Ask someone to time you!)

sat pitSanta itin pitnip pinsit anttan tinpan pantsStan nap

clock. . . ___

the cat and the dog sat

the tap drips, and the rabbit taps his paw

Pat the dog wags his tail

the man fell in the tin can

The turtle and the frog are getting a tan

the crocodile’s teeth go SNAP, SNAP, SNAP

Our helpful words the anda tosaid inhe Iof itwas

Our helpful words

Draw a picture if you can read the sentence

the ant is in the sand pit.

Pat was in the tin, the ant was in the pan.

is it an ant or is it a pin, in the tin ?

(capital letters only used for names within this level as can be a completely different shape)

Stan sat in the sand pit

Stan sat in the sand pit

the ant sat in the sand

Ann sat in the pan !

Nat pants in the sand pit

the ant in a hat sat on the tap

the fat cat and the

duck sat on the hill

the man had a giggle at the kittenand the frog

Rick is on the gentle panda

Our helpful words

the and a to said in he I of it was you they on he she for his but that with all we can are up had my her what there out

Our helpful words(can you work any out?)

Yellow Level Speech Sound Pics

• j v w x y z zz jam van win box yell zoo buzz happy flyqu ch sh th ng quit chips ship this thumb ring

ai ee igh oa oo eighrain green high boat look moon eight . height

Yellow Level Speech Sound Pics

Our helpful words

the and a to said in he I of it was you they on he she for his but that with all we can are up had my her what there out this have went be likesome so not then were go little asno Mum one them do me downDad big when see looked very

Our helpful words- which can we figure out?

Tish and Dad took a look in the box at the puppy jumping.

‘He is a happy’ Dad said. ‘He is jumping so high!’ said TishLet’s see if we can jump too !

When you see this sound pic say Cuckoo! Cuckoo !!

Is it oo as in look or oo as in moon?

Put eyes on them whenit’s an ‘oo’ as in look !

oo

cook

Sam and Daisy are with the Speech Sound Cow

blue level sound pics

ar or ow oi air ur car for cow tow soil hair purse

If you find any of these sound pics, when you are reading, add in more words !

The word ‘sale’ is a sound pic sandwich!

s a-e l sale

blue level sound pics er ay oy ou au

perfect play toy out group touch August

I play with my puppy, he loves it so muchHe’s wriggly, he licks me, he’s silky to touch.He’s perfect when out with just me, or a group…He tugs on my toys, and runs round in a loopIn November when cold, or August when hotHe just wants to play, he just doesn’t stop!

blue level sound pics

ir ie ue ea ui ey first chief tie blue beat head suit key they

The first time they told me to get the blue tie I thought it was to go round my head, not sure why!The key is to loop it, no easy feat, but finishes the ‘suit look’, ready to meetVIP people, perhaps the top chief !Mum said we’re not going, WHAT A RELIEF !

blue level sound pics

aw wh ph ew oe ure are

claw whip dolphin few toe pure are dare

I love the cute dolphin, who kisses my noseShe splashes my fingers, and blows on my toesI ask ‘are you sure?’ I ask, ‘do you dare?’To whip up the water, and make the crab stare!He’ll peep out from under the stone, it’s his door,and wave a few times with his big orange claw !

blue level ‘sound pic sandwiches’

a-e e-e i-e

cake athlete bike

o-e u-e

coke flute which of these sound picsandwiches can you see?

Say the word and listen to the last speech sound.The Speech Sound Pic Sandwich Maker jumpsthe last sound from the end, into the sandwich!

Our helpful words

- which can you figure out now?

Speedy Blue Decoding(Find them easy? Ask someone to time you!)

star whipperfect formay cowseat soilhead hairsuit toyfew blueclaw playfirst grouptouch out purse key

clock. . . ___

More decoding / reading practice

s, a, t, p, i, n, c, k, ck, e, h, r, m, d g, z, w, ng, v, oo, oo, y, x, ch, sh, th, th, qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar, y, ee, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, ee, ay, oy, ea, igh, ow, oa, ow, ou, ir, ur, ew, au, aw, al

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Sets 7, 8, 9, 10

Now let’s fully investigate the Speech Sound Clouds

We can make sure we investigate ALL of the speech sound pics in the English language. Many have already been covered in the levels, and through your sound pic detective work. These clouds represent EVERY speech sound in the English language, and show EVERY way we represent it (ie all spelling variations in the whole of the English language!!)

Teachers- children cover the levels in Prep and be ready for the clouds. By the end of Year 1children can have covered all levels, and all spelling variations, if you take a systematic approach.

Use the clouds for your detective work now, and to work out ALL of the sound pics for all of the speech sounds you haven’texplored in the levels.

Teachers - if you have been using Speech Sound Cloud Albums you will know from their albums what each child has really looked at. If a child has only really ‘discovered’ ff and f, for example, you know which to now look at more formally. Really use these albums as they not only help the child, but help you see what they have had experience with.

Ideas !

See if you can create a poem, story, song etc that includes every sound pic for that speech sound….. like this one !

Ideas !

Oh my word- have you heard?Miss Emma hurt her nose

poor girl

Choose a cloud and see if you can create a song, poem, art work or something else to creatively show ALL of the sound pics for that speech sound.

sip, cent, science, house, psychology, castle, grass (Tsunami ?)

ant

getting, debt, tin, paste, pterodactyl

hop hopping

sit myth

not gnat know grinning pneumonia

mat, Summer, lamb, Autumn

paddle dog snapped

gentle, jet, judge, large, adjust

not was cough

kite, cat, duck, antique, Iraq, Christmas soccer

bed, read, friend, leopard, said

tub, touch, about, Monday, bloodpartner

er

rat rhino carry write

hot whole

big, rubbed

phone, gruff, giraffe, fat, laugh

lip, apple, full, travel, pupil, idol, final

very, have

when wet

box accept

yes

people, me, meet, seat, eve, chief, funny, key, receive, variation

pie, like, mild, night, dry, height

leisure, seizure, prestige

zip, buzz, is, choose, snooze, xylophone

quack

chip, ditch

shop, machine, sugar

this

thumb

sink, wing

table, rain, great, game, say, they, vein, straight, eight

people, me, meet, seat, eve, chief, funny, key, receive, variation

pie, like, mild, night, dry, height

cow, out, drought

wood, could, put, woman

boot, blue, grew, super, suit, flute, soup, shoe, do, through

glass, calm, jar, clerk, heart

perfect heard stir fur word

most, note, toe, grow, boat, soul, sew, though

toy soil

aeroplane, where, their, bear, dare, chair

fraud, fawn, ball, walk, your, for, more, floor, board, warm, daughter, fought

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