RECEPTION PHONICS WORKSHOP WHAT YOU CAN DO Talk

RECEPTION PHONICS WORKSHOP

WHAT YOU CAN DO? • Talk to them! • Model and expect good listening. • Encourage the understanding and use of new vocabulary. • Sing songs, rhymes and read poems, enjoying the rhyme and rhythm of words. • Read to your child regularly and develop their story language (library books given each Tuesday)

LETTERS AND SOUNDS - Government structured programme - Six phases – Phase 1 – rhyme and alliteration mostly taught in Nursery - Phase 2 and 3 taught in Reception - Fast pace, lots of consolidation

PHONICS VOCABULARY - Phonics – the learning of letters and sounds - Phoneme – the sound a letter makes - Grapheme – the written letter - Segmenting – breaking a word up into its component sounds - Blending – hearing sounds together to make a word - Tricky words – words that cannot be decoded using phonics - vc and cvc – c = consonant v = vowel - Initial sound – the first sound in a word - Diagraph - a sound made with two letters eg. sh ai oi - Phonetically plausible – written phonetically that it can still be read although it is spelt incorrectly eg. torl werk cabij

PHASE 1 • All about sounds - musical, environmental, voice etc • Aural discrimination of sounds, including letter sounds • Blending and segmenting orally

PHASE 2 SOUNDS - Learning specific letters and sounds – s, a, t, p, i, n, c, k, e… - Schwa! - Letter names - actions https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=y. Vyry 9 jp. Vj. I - pronunciation Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds (British English)

KEY SKILLS Blending for reading - oral blending

KEY SKILLS Blending for reading - sound buttons - post it notes

KEY SKILLS Segmenting for writing

KEY SKILLS Tricky words I, go, no, to, into, the Tricky word song https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=T v. Myssf. AUx 0

LETTER FORMATION

PHASE 3 SOUNDS - Sounds - More tricky words for reading - Blending, segmenting, reading, writing words, captions and sentences

READING AT SCHOOL - In addition to a weekly library book, a levelled reading book will be given. - Teacher and TA read 1: 1 with each child individually. - PLEASE ensure your child’s book is brought in EVERYDAY.

READING AT HOME - Inside cover of books have helpful tips and comprehension questions. - Follow your child’s lead – let them teach you their new sounds - PLEASE sign the reading record so that we know you have read with your child. Books will not be changed if not signed in the record book. Feel free to add your own comments about their reading progress at home. - Reading at home – Male role model. - Research has proven that reading every day impacts positively on children’s wellbeing and future success

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! - Please read daily! Useful Links - Phonics play – www. phonicsplay. co. uk - ICT games – www. ictgames. com Apps - Jolly phonics - Meet the Alphablocks - Teach you monster to read - Reading eggs

ANY QUESTIONS?