Wallace Fields

Infant School & Nursery

Year 1 Parents

Phonic Screening

Presentation

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Phonics screening W/c 12th June

• Takes place during the week of 12th-16th June 2017

• The screening check will identify children who have phonic decoding skills below the level expected for the end of year 1 and who therefore need addition support. The screening check ensures that teachers understand which children need support with decoding

• There are 40 words - 20 real and 20 nonsense ( some examples later in this presentation)

• The screening is carried out individually with each child by the class teacher. It should be an enjoyable activity for a child, which will take no more than 15 minutes. There will be a few practise words at the beginning to make sure your child understands the activity

• Results are reported to parents by letter and submitted to the Department for Education in July

• If a child does not meet the threshold in year 1, support is put in place and they will retake the screening at the end of year 2

How do WFIS results compare to other schools nationally?

Year 1 Phonic Screening Results

No of children at WFIS

% of children at WFIS who achieve the expected

level

% of children nationally who

achieve the expected level

2016

60

88 % (54 pupils)

80 %

Examples

l igh t

light

p air

pair

s n a k e

snake

shog

foid

thade

think

brown

stripe

comic

pumpkin

fighters

reaching

What can you do to help your child at home?

• There are a number of things that parents can do to support early reading development

• Let your child see you enjoy reading yourself. They are influenced by you and what you do!

• Immerse your child in a love of reading

• Make time for your child to read their school book to you

• With all books, encourage your child to ‘sound out’ unfamiliar words and then blend from left to right rather than just looking at pictures to guess

• Encourage your child to ‘sound out’ when writing, blending from blend from left to right. Focusing particularly on spotting more unusual sound patterns.

– Digraph- 2 letters making one sound - rain

– Trigraph- 3 letters making one sound - night

– Split Digraph- 2 vowels with a consonant in between. You may have called it magic e. – spine - i_e

– Use phonics when you speak: “It’s time to go to b-e-d.”

• There are lots of phonic games available for children to access on the computer

• Remember, we are here to help your child achieve their very best

• If you have any questions please ask Mrs Barber (English leader), or your child’s class Teacher or TA

• We are always happy to help!

Useful websites:

We will now show you the Phonics Play website, www.phonicsplay.com, which has many helpful hints for parents and games for children to practise real and nonsense words.

Other useful websites:

www.lettersandsounds.com

http://www.theschoolrun.com/year-1-phonics-screening-check

http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html