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Who is Phonics for?

A bit of technical knowledge… �Phonics = the sounds in language �Phoneme = smallest unit of sound e. g. ‘p’ or ‘sh’ �Grapheme = is a letter or letters that spell a sound in a word �Watch our sound pronunciation guide �https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=- ksbl. Mili. A 8

Our School Phonics �Based on ‘Letters and Sounds’ program produced by DFES �Incorporates elements of Read. Write. Inc and Jolly Phonics �Read. Write. Inc letter formation �Jolly Phonics actions

Today’s sound is…. g Letter sound not the letter name

Phase 4 consonant clusters

Tricky words These are words that cannot be sounded out and have to be learnt by heart.

High Frequency words

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check The phonics screening check is a short, reading assessment at the end of Year 1.

How do phonics help us read? We start reading by sounding out letters within words: “c_a_t” We then blend: “cat” Sound buttons c a t

How do phonics help us read? We start reading by sounding out letters within words: “sh_e_ll” We then blend: “shell” Sound buttons sh e ll

Reading Books �Oxford Reading Tree �Songbirds �Floppy’s Phonics �Non-fiction books The importance of dialogue!

How phonics helps with writing �Segmenting words �Sound buttons �Fingers for spelling �Magnetic letters �Read Write Inc letter formation �Multi sensory The segmenting continues into Year 1

This continues into Year 1 �Segmenting words �Holding a sentence �Concentration of letter formation �Sky letters, grass letters and ground letters �Saying a sentence out loud before writing it down

How to help your child at home…

You can practise pronouncing sounds �Remember no ‘fuh’ and ‘luh’!

� Read favourite stories over � Read Traditional and over again stories e. g. Cinderella, Jack and the Bean Stalk � Listen to them read their home/ school reading books and discuss the story with them � Spot phonic sounds they have learnt at school � Read other texts such as road signs, recipes, magazines and non-fiction books � Look at an Atlas together � To foster a love of reading and an enthusiasm for books!

Children who read regularly at home, do well at school • • • Read fluently Share ideas Extend their imagination Write confidently Speak articulately

Other resources �http: //www. amazon. co. uk/s/ref=nb_sb _noss/276 -86757378496938? url=searchalias%3 Daps&fieldkeywords=readwriteinc+flashcards �www. phonicsplay. co. uk �www. letters-and-sounds. co. uk �Education city https: //ec 1. educationcity. com/level/ind ex/1#tab=year-2 �Twinkl Phonics App