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Reading and SpellingReading and SpellingInformation for Information for

Parents Parents

Key Stage 1Key Stage 1

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General information General information about our Literacy about our Literacy

curriculumcurriculum•We use the Primary Literacy FrameworkWe use the Primary Literacy Framework

• It is organised into 12 strandsIt is organised into 12 strands

•Speaking, listening and responding, group Speaking, listening and responding, group discussion & interaction, Drama, word discussion & interaction, Drama, word recognition, word structure and spelling, recognition, word structure and spelling, understanding and interpreting text, understanding and interpreting text, engaging and responding and shaping texts, engaging and responding and shaping texts, text structure and organisation, sentence text structure and organisation, sentence structure and punctuation and presentation.structure and punctuation and presentation.

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Our literacy week Our literacy week

• We share a class text or texts - fact or fiction and ourWe share a class text or texts - fact or fiction and our Literacy work is based on this text for a week or over several Literacy work is based on this text for a week or over several weeksweeks

• Speaking and listening, reading and writing tasks will be Speaking and listening, reading and writing tasks will be based on this textbased on this text

• The text is often linked to our topicThe text is often linked to our topic

• Your child will also take part in focused guided reading Your child will also take part in focused guided reading activiities individually or part of a small group where a activiities individually or part of a small group where a specific reading skill is addressedspecific reading skill is addressed

• Each week we focus on an English Language structure for our Each week we focus on an English Language structure for our English foreign language learners – this is incorporated into English foreign language learners – this is incorporated into our daily routines and class workour daily routines and class work

• In addition we have specific phonics, spelling (Year 2) and In addition we have specific phonics, spelling (Year 2) and handwriting sessions based on the Letters and Sounds handwriting sessions based on the Letters and Sounds document explained in detail in our document explained in detail in our Letters and Sounds Letters and Sounds powerpoint – powerpoint – we use the Jolly Phonics and Rigby Star Fast we use the Jolly Phonics and Rigby Star Fast phonics schemesphonics schemes

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Reading and spelling at Reading and spelling at home in Year 1home in Year 1

Autumn Term weekly:Autumn Term weekly:

• Children Bring home English library book shareChildren Bring home English library book share• Phase 2 of the Letters and Sounds programme focusing on 19 Phase 2 of the Letters and Sounds programme focusing on 19

letters of the alphabet – letters will be sent home each week to letters of the alphabet – letters will be sent home each week to practise recognition and handwritingpractise recognition and handwriting

• Further into the term children will bring home decodable and Further into the term children will bring home decodable and tricky words to practise reading and writing at hometricky words to practise reading and writing at home

Spring & Summer Term weekly:Spring & Summer Term weekly:• Bring home guided reading book for children to read at their Bring home guided reading book for children to read at their

levellevel• Revision of Phase 2 and introduction of Phase 3 of Letters and Revision of Phase 2 and introduction of Phase 3 of Letters and

Sounds programme which focuses on the remaining seven Sounds programme which focuses on the remaining seven letters of the alphabet and graphemes to begin to cover multi-letters of the alphabet and graphemes to begin to cover multi-letter phonemes such as sh, ch and thletter phonemes such as sh, ch and th

• Children will continue to bring home decodable and tricky Children will continue to bring home decodable and tricky words to practise reading and writing at homewords to practise reading and writing at home

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Reading and spelling at Reading and spelling at home in Year 2home in Year 2

Weekly homework:Weekly homework:

• 2 guided reading books and 1 English free choice book to share 2 guided reading books and 1 English free choice book to share

• Decodable and tricky words to practise until they are fluent Decodable and tricky words to practise until they are fluent readersreaders

• Weekly spelling lists are stuck in the front of their spelling book -Weekly spelling lists are stuck in the front of their spelling book -children need to practise spelling these words (using the children need to practise spelling these words (using the look say look say cover write check cover write check method) and putting them into a sentencemethod) and putting them into a sentence

• The test will be completed at school in the back of the bookThe test will be completed at school in the back of the book

• Autumn – Letters and Sounds for Autumn – Letters and Sounds for spelling Phase 2 decodable and spelling Phase 2 decodable and tricky key wordstricky key words

• Spring – Letters and sounds for spelling Phase 3 decodable and Spring – Letters and sounds for spelling Phase 3 decodable and tricky key wordstricky key words

• Summer – Introduce Phase 4 Summer – Introduce Phase 4

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How can I help my child How can I help my child with reading?with reading?

As a parent, you can play an important role in helping your child learn to read.As a parent, you can play an important role in helping your child learn to read. Research shows that children who are helped at home make better progressResearch shows that children who are helped at home make better progress in school. in school.

•Find a quiet, relaxing place away from distractions such as the TV.Find a quiet, relaxing place away from distractions such as the TV.•Read for about 10 minutes every day.Read for about 10 minutes every day.•Talk about the cover and title.Talk about the cover and title.•Talk about what the story might be about.Talk about what the story might be about.•Look at the pictures and ask them to tell you where the story takes place and Look at the pictures and ask them to tell you where the story takes place and who they can see in the pictures.who they can see in the pictures.•Read the first page or two together until your child is ready to continue alone Read the first page or two together until your child is ready to continue alone or read the story together.or read the story together.•Encourage your child to point to each word as they read aloud.Encourage your child to point to each word as they read aloud.

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• Ask your child to find key words they have learnt.Ask your child to find key words they have learnt.

• Where possible wait for your child to puzzle out words.Where possible wait for your child to puzzle out words.

If they get stuck on a word, you could:If they get stuck on a word, you could:

  – Point to a picture if it will help them guess the meaning.Point to a picture if it will help them guess the meaning.– Ask them to sound the first letter of the word or give Ask them to sound the first letter of the word or give

them the first and last sound of the word.them the first and last sound of the word.– Let them read on so they can work out the word Let them read on so they can work out the word

themselves.themselves.– Model blending and segmenting the word e.g. l-oo-k/ c-Model blending and segmenting the word e.g. l-oo-k/ c-

a-t.a-t.– Read the word for them especially if it is a tricky word Read the word for them especially if it is a tricky word

e.g. he/me/was.e.g. he/me/was.

  

RememberRemember

Practise, with praise, makes perfect.Practise, with praise, makes perfect.

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How can I help my child How can I help my child with spellings?with spellings?With letters and sounds reading and spelling are taught hand in With letters and sounds reading and spelling are taught hand in

hand:hand:• Make letters and words out of plasticine.Make letters and words out of plasticine.• Help your child build words with the letters they already know - Help your child build words with the letters they already know -

using magnetic letters, letter cards, cut out letters e.g.using magnetic letters, letter cards, cut out letters e.g.

s-a-t = sats-a-t = sat• In Year 2 help the children practise their spellings using this In Year 2 help the children practise their spellings using this

method:method:

1.1. LookLook -at the word-at the word

2.2. SaySay -- -the word-the word

3.3. CoverCover -the word-the word

4.4. WriteWrite -the word-the word

5.5. CheckCheck -the word; is it correct? If not, start again.-the word; is it correct? If not, start again.

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•Working in partnership Working in partnership with the school & the with the school & the

teacher is the best way to teacher is the best way to help your child progress in help your child progress in

Literacy.Literacy.