Phonics For Phonics For ParentsParents

Phonics For Phonics For ParentsParents

Louise NaidooFebruary 2015

Today we are aiming to...

• Explain what phonics is and how we use phonics to help your children learn to read and spell.

• Share information about how to pronounce the sounds and write the letters.

• Share ways that you can help your child at home.

What is Phonics?

• Phonics is a way of teaching children to link sounds and letters.

• It helps them to learn to read and spell words.

• Phonics is taught in a very structured way – starting with the easiest sounds.

• It is currently thought to be the most effective way of teaching children to read fluently and for enjoyment.

How is Phonics taught at Chesterhouse?

• Phonics, spelling and vocabulary is a key component of the Cambridge Primary English Curriculum Framework right through to Grade 6.

• We follow the Letters and Sounds programme, which is endorsed by Cambridge.

• Within Letters and Sounds there are Six Phases of phonic development.

What do children learn in Reception and Grade 1?

Children are taught to:

• Recognise the sounds that each individual letter makes (e.g. ‘s’ = ssssssss).

• Identify the sounds that combinations of letters make (e.g. ‘ch’, ‘ee’, ‘igh’).

• Blend these sounds together to say and read words.

• Segment these sounds to spell words.

How many sounds are there?

We teach 44 sounds (or phonemes).

It is VERY important that we pronounce these

sounds correctly!Say ‘t’

not ‘tuh’

Say ‘p’not

‘puh’

Say ‘c’not

‘cuh’

Say ‘mmm’

not ‘muh’

Say ‘l’not ‘L’.

Say ‘ch’not

‘chuh’

The 44 phonemes

s/ss a t p i n m d g o c/k/ck

e u r h b f/ff l/ll j v w x

y z/zz qu ch sh voiced &

unvoiced

th

ng ai ee igh oa

short

oolong

ooar or ur ow oi ear air ure er

Jolly Phonics Actions

Can you Beat the Timer?

Blending

Recognising the sounds in a written word, for example:

and merging or ‘blending’ them in the order in which they are written to pronounce the word ‘cup’.

c u p

Segmenting

• ‘Chopping Up’ the word to spell it out.

• The opposite of blending.

• Use your ‘ROBOT ARMS’.

Phonic PhasesHelp your child at Phase 2

Make flashcards!Sound talking

I can see a

p –e -g

Magnetic letters

Phase 2 Fun!

Pound a Sound!

Help your child at Phase 3

thi

a

s

t

ckn

Sound “I Spy”

Sound Buttons

sat chip

wish train

How many phonemes?

ringcar

nightbeard

spoon

queen

3 2

3 4 3

3

Phase 3 Fun!

Sucker Stick Sounds

Phoneme Fishing

High Frequency Words• Decodable

• Tricky

• Remember, some words that were once tricky will become decodable in later phases.

• Some words will always be tricky and so need to be learnt in different ways.

came

came

it in is with down

the to go

they are my

Please remember....

• Use the Literacy at Home/Homework book activities – it will make a huge difference!

• Play lots of sound and listening games with your child.

• Read as much as possible to (and with) your child.

• Encourage and praise – get them to have a ‘good guess’.

• Ask your child’s teacher if you are unsure – we are all more than happy to help!

Thank you for coming