Welcome to

Reading Books to Children

5 Basic Skills

1. Learning the letter sounds

2. Letter formation

3. Blending

4. Identifying sounds in words

5. Tricky words

Letter Sounds

Digraphs

(two letters making one sound)

Storylines and Actions

Learning the /s/ sound

Action:

Weave your hand like a

snake, making an ‘s’

shape, saying ssssss

Letter Formation

• Finger Phonics books

• On the board

• In the air

Reading (blending)

Writing (identifying sounds in words)

Pencil Hold

• Tripod grip

• ‘Froggy legs’

movement

Sound Sheets

This is

the /s/ Sound

Sheet from

The Phonics

Handbook.

Sound Book

Letter Sounds

Group 1

Blending Words

Games

Letter Sounds

Group 2

Group 3

Digraphs

(two letters that make one sound)

/ai / Words

Letter Sounds

Group 4

Group 5

Digraph with Two Sounds: ‘oo’

This is the

‘oo’ Sound

Sheet from

The Phonics

Handbook.

Letter Sounds

Group 6

Group 7

Dictation

• Dictate letter sounds

• CVC words

• Homework Writing

Book

Read and See Books

Word Boxes

Reading Tricky Words

Some words

used in Level 1

Level 1

Jolly Readers

Tricky words,

Level 1

Alternative Vowel Sounds

Introduced as: Alternatives taught later:

(rain) (play) (flame)

(feet)

(boat)

(leaf)

(snow) (bone)

(these)

Dictation Sample

Independent Writing

The children need to know:

• The 42 letter sounds

• How to hear the sounds in words

• One way of writing the letters for the sounds

• What they want to say

Independent Writing