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Why every teacher should understand the importance of phonics

Why every teacher should understand the importance of phonics. Dr Wendy Jolliffe 19 November 2012. Session outcomes. The impact of limited reading skills. Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce. Chronological age 10 -11 years Reading age 10 -11 years. Chronological age 10 -11 years

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Why every teacher should understand the importance of phonics

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  1. Why every teacher should understand the importance of phonics Dr Wendy Jolliffe 19 November 2012

  2. Session outcomes

  3. The impact of limited reading skills Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce Chronological age 10 -11 years Reading age 10 -11 years

  4. Chronological age 10 -11 years Reading age 9 - 10 years 1 year adrift Percentage of words unknown 8.3%

  5. Chronological age 10 -11 years Reading age 8 - 9 years 2 years adrift Percentage of words unknown 17.4%

  6. Chronological age 10 -11 years Reading age 6 - 7 years 4 years adrift Percentage of words unknown 44%

  7. Understanding the role of systematic synthetic phonics in reading and writing

  8. Can you read this? bjbjblacxkp havyueniwol yes sm yes sm trkbagzfol

  9. Good language comprehension, poor word recognition Good word recognition, good language comprehension Good word recognition, poor language comprehension Poor word recognition, poor language comprehension + Word Recognition - + - Language comprehension

  10. The research evidence

  11. Phonics and the alphabetic code These words each have three phonemes (separate sounds). Each of these phonemes is represented by a grapheme.

  12. The complexities of the English language

  13. Segmenting words - Sound buttons fin bridge catch daughter

  14. Teaching systematic synthetic phonics

  15. Supporting struggling readers

  16. Supporting struggling readers

  17. Supporting struggling readers

  18. Plenary

  19. Further reading Dehaene, S. (2009) Reading in the Brain: the new science of how we read. New York: Penguin. DCSF (2010) Teaching Struggling Readers. National Strategies/ DCSF Publications. DfES (2006a) Rose, J. Independent Review of the Teaching of Early Reading, Final Report, March 2006. Jolliffe, W. and Waugh D. (2012) Teaching Systematic synthetic phonics in primary schools. London: Sage/Learning Matters.

  20. Any questions? w.m.jolliffe@hull.ac.uk

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