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Northern Infant School. Phonics Workshop. What is Phonics?. Phonemes are sounds that we use for reading and writing What those sounds look like The ability to blend these sounds together to read words The ability to break a word into sounds and choosing the correct letters to spell them.
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Northern Infant School Phonics Workshop
What is Phonics? • Phonemes are sounds that we use for reading and writing • What those sounds look like • The ability to blend these sounds together to read words • The ability to break a word into sounds and choosing the correct letters to spell them
How do we teach Phonics? • Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 • The children work as a class and are also are split into groups, according to the phase of Letters and Sounds they are working on. • Every child receives 20 minutes phonics teaching each day.
Phase 1 – all about listening • Children explore sounds and develop awareness of rhyme and rhythm. • Concentrates on developing children's speaking and listening skills: • Tuning in to sounds (auditory discrimination), • Listening and remembering sounds (auditory memory and sequencing) • Talking about sounds (developing vocabulary and language comprehension).
Phase 2 – starting sounds • Children are introduced to at least 19 letters and corresponding pure sounds. • Children are taught actions to support their learning of sounds. • You tube – ‘Jolly phonics A-Z’ Aim • Read and spell simple CVC words and ‘Tricky words’.
Pure sounds • We use the ‘sounds’, not the letter names at first Apple – starts with ‘a’ • Practice • Video • Pure sounds make it easier to read!
Phase 2 – starting soon Set 1: s, a, t, pSet 2: i, n, m, dSet 3: g, o, c, kSet 4: ck, e, u, rSet 5: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss
Use ‘Robot talk’ to read these words. c-a-t c-l-a-p ch-a-t
Sound Buttons – “sausages and beans” c l a p sh o p
Tricky words These are common words that are essential for children to learn to read and spell but phonics don’t help. I to the no go said Try not say ‘sound it out’ on tricky words.
How can you support your child? • Listen for sounds in words – especially the first sound • Practise robot talk to sound out words and blend them together • Practise sounds at home; ensure sounds are pure • Read books together and spot familiar words • Try adding sound buttons to words at home • Read words that are sent home • Read signs, labels etc by blending the sounds • Praise and value all mark making