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St George’s Primary School. Year 1. Why Read Write Inc?. Systematic and structured Early success in reading. What is Read Write Inc?. Rapid learn to read programme so children can…. ‘Read to learn for the rest of their lives’. How does it work?. Children learn 44 sounds
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St George’s Primary School Year 1
Why Read Write Inc? • Systematic and structured • Early success in reading What is Read Write Inc? • Rapid learn to read programme so children can… ‘Read to learnfor the rest of their lives’
How does it work? • Children learn 44 sounds • Learn to blend sounds to read words • Read lots of specially written books to embed sounds learned during phonics session • This is decoding
How does it work? • Children talk about what they have read to show they understand • Listen to and discuss ideas with adults and peers to deepen their understanding • This is comprehending
Sounds • All words are made up of sounds. In English there are 44. Children are introduced to pure sounds in a specific order; m a s d t i n p g o c k ck u b f e l h sh r j v y w th z ch qu x ng nk ay ee igh ow oo oo ar or air ir ou oy
Grapheme A g rapheme is a sound written down · English has more than 15 0 e.g . ee,y,ea,e. A complex code!
If English had a simple code spelling and reading would be much easier!! play mayk trayn cafay strayt wayt brayk green dreem kee hee happee light kight fligh Igh igh tigh blow smowk flowt gow mowst moon broot bloo groo
Children are taught to form letters in a specific way using mnemonics e.g. • M -Maisie, mountain, mountain • A -Round the apple, down the leaf • S -Slither down the snake
c - a - t ch - a - t l - igh - t c-r-a -sh Blending Fred helps children learn to read using He can only talk in sounds… ‘Fred Talk’. I f children unders tand Fred they can blend orally Blending is needed for reading
Fred… Fred helps chil dren to learn to spell as well! · How? · Children convert words into sounds · They press the sounds they hear on their · fingers … We call this Fred Fingers · d og d - o - g
You can help your child to … Say 44 sounds in a pure way (no sc h wa) . L earn the · letters and groups of letters (graphemes) used to read and write the sounds. Understand how Fred helps with reading and · spelling Have fun with ‘Fred talk’ at home: · What a tidy r - oo - m! Where ’ s your c - oa - t? Time for b - e - d
. • Read to your child lots of lovely stories and ask questions • Feed them with new and different words Eat, munch, scoff, devour • Form their letters correctly using mnemonics • Use lots of praise
And … Look at the parents ’ pages on the web for tips and resources for supporting your child at home : www.ruthmiskinliteracy.com www.oxfordowls.co.uk www.oup.com