Linguistic Phonics

1. Linguistic Phonics Co-ordinator Support Pack Linguistic Phonics

2. What is Linguistic Phonics? A systematic programme that teaches children the sounds we use in the English Language Focuses on sounds which are heard in a spoken word and that those sounds are represented by a symbol Linguistic Phonics does not teach letter names Children have to break the code – they are problem solving and discovering the answers for themselves

3. Problem Solving

5. Teaching Sounds Voiced sounds Unvoiced sounds

6. Phonological Awareness • The development of phonological awareness is an essential pre-requisite of both reading and writing. • Developing young children’s awareness of words, syllables, rhymes and phonemes significantly increases their later success in learning to read and write. • Do not assume that children have these skills. All children need lots of practice with orally presented phonological awareness activities before beginning to work with print

7. Phonological Skills Segmenting – separating the sounds in words h a t Blending – pushing together the sounds in words Manipulating sounds in and out of words e.g. h a t h o t

8. Stage 1 One – Letter, One – sound Sounds are represented by letters One letter to one sound correspondence We sound across words from left to right to read and spell

9. Stage 2 More complex and longer words Same rules apply as in stage 1 Skills are the same – segmenting, blending, manipulating phonemes It is vital that pupils learn to blend sounds automatically so that fluency develops.

10. Stage 3 Multi-syllable words To identify blocks of sound (syllables) in words To segment blocks of sounds (syllables) in words To blend blocks of sounds (syllables) together to make whole words

11. Stage 4 One sound can be represented by more than one letter Same skills as before ll, ff, zz, ck, th, ch, sh, ng, qu Children have to break the code – they are problem solving and discovering the answers for themselves

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13. Stage 5 The same phoneme can be represented in more than one way Same spelling may represent more than one sound e.g. teach bread The skills at this stage are segmenting, blending and identifying and categorising various representations of the same sound

14. Stage 6 Multi-syllable words that contain orthographic diversity Be aware of the use of schwa vowels and the impact this has on pronunciation. Become familiar with Latin and Greek endings which are found in many English words. Explore prefixes and suffixes in words with orthographic diversity.

15. Diagnostic testing • 5 tests – All are listening tests • Hearing Syllables in words • Blending Phonemes • Segmenting Phonemes • Phoneme Manipulation • Knowledge of Alphabetic Code

16. Key messages Teach the sounds as quickly as possible and blend them into words right away so that it is meaningful for the children. Ensure that children decode and encode consistently from left to right and model this process. The language used by teachers, classroom assistants and children needs to be consistent. LP needs to be taught daily (10-15 min), remember to use words within children’s own vocabulary and phonics can only be developed orally- no worksheets!!