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Parent Presentation Phonics, early reading and spelling

Aims of the Presentation • To provide an introduction to the first steps of phonics and early stages of reading • Letters and Sounds • To show how spelling is taught in key stage 1 • To give ideas for how parents can help with their child’s reading and spelling at home

First steps to phonicsPhoneme – a single unit of sound We will cover these phonemes first • Set 1: s a t p • Set 2: i n m d • Set 3: g o c k • Set 4: ck e u r • Set 5: h b f, ff l, ll ss • Set 6: j v w x • Set 7: y z, zz qu

PhonemesWe then move on to these phonemes • ch sh th ng • ai ee igh oa • oo ar or ur • ow oi ear air • air ure er The way we write these phonemes is called a grapheme

Phase 5 Alternative spelling patterns (igh, ie, i_e) Alternative pronunciations (ow e.g. low, down) Tricky words Reading and spelling words

Year 1 and 2 spellings.The focus is on the children learning alternative spellings for each phoneme. Spellings • Sound chart – 44 sounds /alternative spellings. • Look Cover Write Check • High Frequency words

Early stages of reading Techniques to use at home • First books will not contain any words • Use pictures as clues • Tricky words • Phonic clues

Guided Reading • Developing an ability to recognise words automatically and to decode words silently or aloud • Developing comprehension skills • Look at a selection of guided reading books • Question your child after reading.

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