Learning to Read

Henry Bloom Noble School

Reading aids learning in all areas of the curriculum.

We want children to enjoy reading as well as becoming confident readers.

Importance of home support - parents as partners.

Introduction

PhonicsPhonics takes place daily

Small groups

Learn skills to support reading and writing using ‘Letters and Sounds’ programme.

Taught in 6 phases.

Phase 1

Key aspects:

environmental sounds

instrumental sounds

rhythm and rhyme

alliteration

oral blending and segmenting.

Phase 2Learning 19 letters of the alphabet - one sound for each.

s/a/t/p/i/n m/d/o/g/c/k/ck e/u/h/r/b f/ff/l/ll/ss

Jolly phonics - songs and actions.

Blending sounds together to read words.

Segmenting words into their separate sounds to support spelling.

Teach high frequency ‘tricky’ words - the / to / no / go / I / into

Beginning to read simple captions.

Learn through practical activities and games.

Phase 2

Phoneme: The smallest unit of sound in a word, e.g. c/a/t,  sh/o/p, t/ea/ch/er.

Grapheme: A letter or group of letters representing one sound, e.g. sh, ee, t, ay, ai.

Phase 3The remaining letters of the alphabet, one sound for each.

j/v/w/x y/z/zz/qu

Graphemes that are not covered by single letters.

ch/sh/th/ng

ai/ee/igh/oa/oo/ar/or/ur/ow/oi/ear/air/ure/er

Learn letter names

Reading captions, sentences and questions.  

Write simple words, captions and labels.

Phase 4 and 5Phase 4

No new graphemes are introduced.

Consolidate the children's knowledge

Help them learn to read and spell words which have adjacent consonants e.g. st / br / cl / nt

Phase 5

Teaching alternative pronunciations.

E.g rain / play cloud / cow see / bead / key

Guided ReadingChildren will read once a week with the class teacher in a small group of similar ability.

Initially picture books but once children are more confident blending letters to read, simple word books will be sent home.

Children will move up levels when they achieve the reading criteria for that level.

Follow up tasks introduced when ready.

Guided Reading AimsTeachers will plan each session with a specific assessment focus.

Open questions will be asked to encourage children to share their ideas, think about what they have read, consolidate comprehension.

Teach strategies to help them when they come across unfamiliar words.

Apply skills learnt during Phonics sessions.

Reading at homeCrucial that you make time to read with your child at home.

Give children time and encouragement.

If they are stuck on a word support them with reading rather than telling them.

Make the experience interactive by asking questions - focus on comprehension as well as word decoding.

Encourage the love of reading.

AF1 - Decode accurately

AF2 - Seek, find and understand

AF3 - Between the lines

AF4 - Structure

AF5 - Language

AF6 - The writers purposesand view points

Reading DiaryComments from parents are important to let the class teacher know how the child is getting on with reading at home.

• Did your child enjoy the book?• Can your child remember the story?• Is your child reading the text or just pictures for clues?• Does your child understand the meaning of the text or are they just decoding words?

• Is your child confident to attempt new words?• Does your child recognise their mistakes and self correct?• Does your child recognise their key words?• Is your child aware of punctuation?•Is your child reading with expression?

PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP READING BOOKS IN YOUR CHILD’S BOOK BAG.

For example …

How you can help? Vary reading material - fiction, non fiction, magazines, join the library.

Role models - read yourself, talk about your favourite books.

Respond positively.

Encourage to read with expression - different voices for characters.

Discuss punctuation.

Don’t always have to read the entire book every night.

Talk about the characters, setting, plot, predictions, take it turns to read.

Practise letter sounds and high frequency words at home.

ERIC BooksEveryone Reading In Class

Children and parents can take an ‘ERIC’ book home in addition to their guided reading book.

It is up to parents / children to change.

We advise to take one book that is at their level.

In Reception - they will have a book case with general books that they can take home and share. When they are ready they will also use the ERIC books from KS1.

Handy hints for reading Pink books with your child:

Find the front cover and title with your child. Encourage your child to move his/her finger along the text from left to right whilst reading. Encourage your child point to the words that he/she is reading. Remember to remind your child that the pictures can be used to help him/her understand the text . Find any high frequency words that might be in the text, and practise reading them. Encourage your child to count the number of words that are on a line, and ask them to find the space in between each word.

Books at this level that you can easily find in your local library or book shop:

Do you want to be my friend? Eric Carle Spot books Eric Hill Rosie’s Walk Pat Hutchins Baby Sleeps Janet & Allan Ahlberg Ketchup on your Cornflakes Nick Sharratt Food Jan Pienkowski

Reading Sheets

Book Buddies

Book buddy volunteers come into school and read one to one with children in KS1.

If you know anyone who would like to come int once a week to help us we would really appreciate it.

Speak to your child’s class teacher.

Reading at homeThe most important thing to remember is that every child learns at a different rate.

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