Reading and Phonics Reading and Phonics WorkshopWorkshop

Thursday 13Thursday 13thth October 2011 October 2011

Aims of the meeting…Aims of the meeting…

SpellingsSpellings Reading in the Foundation StageReading in the Foundation Stage Reading in Years 1 and 2: phonics!Reading in Years 1 and 2: phonics! Phonics ActivitiesPhonics Activities

Spelling Test!Spelling Test!

Can you spell Can you spell these words?these words?

flursedflursed

deplotaldeplotal

splootersplooter

shareetshareet

SpellingsSpellings

Knowledge of phonics is useful in Knowledge of phonics is useful in spelling new words.spelling new words.

Close connection between phonics Close connection between phonics and spelling.and spelling.

Key Stage 1- high frequency words Key Stage 1- high frequency words and phonic spellings.and phonic spellings.

Tested in different ways…Tested in different ways…

How can I help my child?How can I help my child?

Use the look, cover, write check Use the look, cover, write check method.method.

Practise words within a cloze.Practise words within a cloze.

Mary saw a _____ on the roof.Mary saw a _____ on the roof. Practise words in a sentence.Practise words in a sentence.

Mary saw a Mary saw a catcat on the roof. on the roof.

Phonics in the Foundation Phonics in the Foundation StageStage

Jolly PhonicsJolly Phonics Tricky wordsTricky words Sound associationSound association Practical activitiesPractical activities Visual cluesVisual clues

Reading in Years 1 and 2Reading in Years 1 and 2

Reading Reading Test!!!!!Test!!!!!

Can you read these words?Can you read these words?

crassledcrassled plartionsplartions MaffedMaffed ruetroperuetrope

What does this tell us about What does this tell us about reading?reading?

Using phonics is integral to reading.Using phonics is integral to reading. Children in Years 1 and 2 need to Children in Years 1 and 2 need to

develop efficient word building skills develop efficient word building skills e.g.e.g.

NOTNOT: f-i-s-h-i-n-g: f-i-s-h-i-n-g

BUTBUT: f-i-sh-ing: f-i-sh-ing

WARNING!WARNING!

Though phonic strategies are very Though phonic strategies are very useful in reading, spelling and writing useful in reading, spelling and writing there are many words where these there are many words where these sounds do not apply.sounds do not apply.

Sight words: words your child needs Sight words: words your child needs to learn by sight e.g. to learn by sight e.g. thethe wouldwould hehe sheshe

SearchlightsSearchlights

Phonic (sounds and spelling)Phonic (sounds and spelling) Knowledge of contextKnowledge of context Grammatical knowledgeGrammatical knowledge Word recognition and graphic Word recognition and graphic

knowledgeknowledge

Key Stage 1 – Letters and Key Stage 1 – Letters and SoundsSounds

6 phases6 phases Range of activities – 25 minutesRange of activities – 25 minutes RevisitRevisit Teach - Demonstration – teacher Teach - Demonstration – teacher

modelsmodels Practise- Show me – e.g. using Practise- Show me – e.g. using

whiteboardswhiteboards Apply - Get up and go - movementApply - Get up and go - movement

Suggested daily teaching sequenceSuggested daily teaching sequence

Introduction( objectives & success criteria)Introduction( objectives & success criteria)↓↓

Revisit & reviewRevisit & review↓↓

TeachTeach↓↓

Practise Practise ↓↓

ApplyApply↓↓

Assess learning against success criteriaAssess learning against success criteria

Phase FourPhase Four

Consolidates knowledge of GPCsConsolidates knowledge of GPCs Introduces adjacent consonantsIntroduces adjacent consonants No new GPCsNo new GPCs Typical duration: 4-6 weeksTypical duration: 4-6 weeks

Phase FivePhase Five

Introduces additional graphemesIntroduces additional graphemes Introduces alternative pronunciations Introduces alternative pronunciations

for readingfor reading Introduces alternative graphemes for Introduces alternative graphemes for

spelling spelling Developing automaticityDeveloping automaticity Throughout Year OneThroughout Year One

Phase SixPhase Six

Increasing fluency and accuracyIncreasing fluency and accuracy Throughout Year Two (although Throughout Year Two (although

teaching of spelling continues well teaching of spelling continues well into KS2)into KS2)

So what does your child need So what does your child need to know?to know?

Reception: initial, medial and end sounds.Reception: initial, medial and end sounds.Onset-rime e.g. bat, cat, hatOnset-rime e.g. bat, cat, hat- Long vowel sounds introduced- Long vowel sounds introduced Year 1: Long vowel sounds and blends-beginning Year 1: Long vowel sounds and blends-beginning

and end clusters e.g.pl,fr and sh, chand end clusters e.g.pl,fr and sh, ch Year 2: Reinforce long vowel sounds: a e i o u as Year 2: Reinforce long vowel sounds: a e i o u as

well as ar,or,er, ch, ph, wh etc.well as ar,or,er, ch, ph, wh etc. Working on spelling, including prefixes and Working on spelling, including prefixes and

suffixes, doubling and dropping letters etc.suffixes, doubling and dropping letters etc. Children have high frequency words to learn in Children have high frequency words to learn in

each year group.each year group.

ActivitiesActivities

Foundation Stage: Jolly Phonics x2Foundation Stage: Jolly Phonics x2 Key Stage 1: Letters and Sounds x2Key Stage 1: Letters and Sounds x2 ICT: Interactive Whiteboard ActivitiesICT: Interactive Whiteboard Activities

Please use the numbers in sequence Please use the numbers in sequence to move to each table…to move to each table…