Literacy at Tyndale

Reading, Phonics and Handwriting

Why do we teach Literacy?

The Reading Process

What skills do children need to be able to read this?

The turtle was swimming in the sea.

Prelude: Book Introduction• Read the title for the child• Walk and talk through the book with the child• What does the child already know about the

subject of the book?• Pick out new, tricky vocabulary and names of

characters• Model difficult decoding• Use the language of the book• What do you think might happen?

Prelude: Strategy Check

What can you do if you’re not sure of a word?

•Follow the words with your finger (tracking)•Look at the first sound (initial sounds)•Can you sound it out? (sounding out)•Say the sounds and see if you can put them together (blending)•Re-read the sentence to see what might fit (using context)•Does that sound right? (reading for meaning)•See if you can read just with your eyes (fluency)

The Reading Process: Phonics for Reading

• Pupils need to know their letter sounds.• They need to be able to sound out the letters

and blend them to make the word:

c-a-t into the word cat

s-t-a-m-p into the word stamp

The Reading Process: Sound buttons

hat treeshop light

FAQ: Why doesn’t

my child know the names of

the letters?

Pause

• Give them time to work the word out• Count to six in your head

Prompt: You can only prompt what you know they can do

• Have a look at the first sound• Get your mouth ready for the first sound• Can you sound it out?• Say the sounds and see if you can put them together• Have a look at the end of the word• Re-read the sentence and see what might fit• Does that sentence make sense?

If they can’t work it out just tell they calmly

Head

Heart

Hand

FAQ: But why aren’t you sending home books?

FAQ: But my books aren’t working properly...

The Writing Process

What skills do children need to be able to write this?

The turtle was swimming in the sea.

Prelude: IntroductionPrelude: Strategy Check

Phonics for WritingPause

Prompts

Purpose: why do you

write?

Gross Motor Skills

Fine Motor Skills

WritingTools

FAQ: Why are you teaching my child squiggly writing?

FAQ: I have noticed my child is working at a different level

to their friends in reading/ writing/ Literacy. Do I need

to be worried?

Please have fun!

Questions and Evaluations

Do you have any questions?

Do you have any suggestions for further workshops?