Phonics evening 8th January 2014 1 Phonics • Daily, discrete Phonics sessions. • It is the approach we use to teach reading and spelling. • Initially, the children are taught the sounds before the letter names. 2 Phonics • Phonics is split up into ‘Phases’. Children have been working through these phases since September. • The first three Phases work through the initial sounds. 3 Phase 2 (6 weeks) • Letters are introduced to the children. • They are introduced in the following order: - 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 4 Phase 3 (10 weeks) • Another set of letters are introduced to the children. - Set 6: j, v, w, x - Set 7: y, z,zz, qu • When the children get to Phase 3, they are introduce to digraphs. - For example, ‘ch’ and ‘sh’. • The children in Reception are currently working through this stage. 5 How can I help my child at home? • Segmenting – breaking up a word into pure sounds • C-a-t • Blending – putting the pure sounds back together to make a word • C-a-t becomes cat 6 Key words! • You may hear your child refer to the following: • Digraph – two letters, one sound. For example, ‘sh’ or ‘er’. • Sound hands – Using your hands to help sound out the word. 7 Homework • Daily reading • This term, Reception and Year 1 are going to have Phonics homework. • This will only be once a week and will provide the opportunity to practise the sounds they have learnt throughout the week. 8 Reading 9 Reading in School When and how often? Guided reading 10 Reading Scheme Why the change? What have we done? New books – Phonics Bug - phonics based Parents guide in the books New flash cards! 11 Reading Scheme The books are banded – there is no set order in which they need to be read. When and how do the children change their books? 12 Phonics Bug • Books on line • Your child has their own log in • Access from the link on the school website • Look out for the bug faces throughout the books 13 Bug Club • Allows us to monitor their progress and allocate all of the phonics book to them. 14
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