National Phonics Screening Check 2020 Information for Y

National Phonics Screening Check 2020 Information for Y 2 parents Autumn term 2020

What is phonics? v. Used to teach children to read v. Recognition of the sounds that an individual letter or combination of letters makes. v. Process of breaking down words into sounds or phonemes and then blending sounds together to read whole words v https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=UCI 2 mu 7 URBc shows you how to pronounce each sound correctly – this is essential for children learning to read

What is the National Phonics Screening Check? v. Statutory assessment for all Year 1 children v. Due to Covid, the children did not take the test at the end of Year 1 so will take it in the second half of the Autumn term using a previous paper v. Used to confirm whether or not children have learnt phonic decoding to an age appropriate standard v. Adjustments are made for SEN children and guidance is provided for this

What does the check consist of? v. It consists of 40 words – 4 words per page v 20 are real words & 20 are non words or nonsense words v. Non words are words that children are required to decode i. e. they cannot read them by using their memory or existing vocabulary v. Indicated by an alien picture v. The words increase in difficulty as the test progresses and use sounds from Phase 2 to Phase 5

How is the check administered? v. The children will not realise they are being formally assessed. We do not use the word ‘test’ v. The check is done on a 1: 1 basis with the Class Teacher v. No time limit – children can take as long as they need v. Teachers have a very specific set of guidelines to follow v. Children’s answers are recorded as right or wrong v. Children do not get told their score v. Pass mark set by the Government in recent years was 32 out of 40.

What does the check look like? Previous papers can be seen by following this link: https: //www. gov. uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-2019 -materials https: //www. gov. uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-2018 -materials https: //www. gov. uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-2017 -materials

How do we prepare at school? Sounding out and blending on a daily basis – not just in phonics Group and class phonics sessions everyday All children learn and use Phase 5 sounds daily Resources similar to the check are used to familiarise children with the format We carry on as normal and try to make phonics enjoyable

How you can support your child Let your child see you enjoy reading for yourself! They are influenced by you and what you do Make time for your child to read to you Encourage your child to ‘sound out’ unfamiliar words and then ‘blend’ from left to right rather than looking at pictures to guess Remind children to use their fingers as sound buttons or allow them to draw sound buttons underneath a word Correct errors by repeating the word correctly Play phonics games on your computer, laptop or tablet at home Use previous check papers but keep sessions short and praise good attempts DON’T PANIC!

Outcomes: What happens if my child does not pass the test? Results will be sent to you by the end of the autumn term We look at how your child is doing in phonics and other areas of school work. They may already be getting extra support if we think that is needed. If not then we will consider whether that is appropriate It might just be that they didn’t do well in the check and we will monitor to see if there is a problem

Useful resources https: //www. teachyourmonstertoread. co m https: //www. phonicsplay. co. uk/ http: //ictgames. com/literacy. html