Letters and Sounds Parent Workshop
Feb 24, 2016
Letters and Sounds Parent Workshop
Letters and Sounds
Structured programmeSix phasesFast pace, lots of consolidationBlending for readingSegmenting for writingTricky words
Phase 1Speaking and listening are vital skills children need to develop in order to live successful lives in society.
They are key skills for children developing their ability to read and write.
Phase 1- what does this look like in school?
Sound games- hear and recognise the sounds- animal, everyday sounds.
Listening and playing musical instruments.
Following a beat.
Sound walk around school/local environment.
Explore sounds different objects make.
Exciting role play areas.
Body percussion
Phase 2Learning specific letters and sounds
Reading tricky words: I go no to theBlending and segmenting vc and cvc words, and in captions and sentences
Phase 2- what does this look like in school?
We use Jolly phonics to introduce new sounds. - Children learn actions and songs to help them remember the sounds.
IWB gamesSound bingo Sorting objects that begin with different sounds
Phonics puzzles and games
Letter fans
Practising letter formation through;- Painting letters- Forming letters in the
sand- Writing letters in the
air- Paintbrush and water- Chalk
Magnetic letters
Flashcards
Sound hunt
20 minutes daily phonics lesson
Sounds covered in phase 2
s a t pi n m dg o c kCk e u r
H b f,ff l,ll ss
How does it sound? A useful website
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=IwJx1NSineE&feature=related
Phase 3All other sounds are taught. Alphabet names are important to describe the sounds made by more than one letter
More tricky words for readingWriting I go no to theBlending, segmenting, reading, writing words, captions and sentences
Phase 3- what does this look like in school?
Tricky word bingo Sentence building
Reading simple captions
IWB games
Phonics games- Buried treasure
Writing simple cvc and cvcc words using;-chalk-Whiteboards and pens -Different writing materials.
20 minutes daily phonics lesson
Sounds covered in phase 3
LettersJ,v,w,x
Y,z,zz qu
Graphemes ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo
ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er
Phase 4Adjacent consonants introduced
cvcc words – ten-t mil-k jum-p
ccvc words – d-rum p-lop s-poon
Ccvcc words – s-pan-kFurther tricky words introduced eg said, have, like,
so. Along with decodable words such as: went, from, just.
20 minutes daily phonics lesson
IWB Games Reading/ SpeakingRobot Talk
word/ sentence cardsWriting ccvc and cvcc wordsPens/ paperWhiteboards
Phoneme Frames Phonics games: Buried Treasure Countdown Bingo Loop Cards
Phase 4- what does this look like in school?
Phonics Play: A useful website
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk
Phase 5Phase Five runs throughout most of Year
One.New Graphemes for reading. Eg: ay, ou, ie,
ea, oy, ue, ir, aw, wh, ph, ew, oe, au, ey, a-e, e-e, i-e o-e u-e.Alternative pronunciations of known
graphemes.Eg: a as in hat, bacon, path, was.Alternative spellings for each phoneme.
Eg: picture and catch or listen and house.
2o Minute Phonics lesson Phonics skills practised in
guided reading and
IWB Games writing lessons
Phonics GamesSpellings to learn at home Sentence Substitution
Phoneme Spotter
Phase 5- what does this look like in school?
Kent ICT Games: A useful websitehttp://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/literacy_menu.html
Phonics Screening CheckAt the end of Year One all children take part in
the national phonics screening check.The check takes place in the Summer Term
and parents will be informed of the date nearer the time.
The check requires children to be able to use all of the sounds learnt up to Phase 5.
The check uses real and pseudo words to assess children's ability to decode.
The results are fed back to parents in the end of year report.
Phase 6Children gaining independence.Learning and practising spellings including
long words.Application of spelling in writing.Adding suffixes. Eg: s and es, ed and ing,
ful, er, est, ly, ment, ness, y.Using a dictionary/ spell checker.Using the past tense.
Phase 6 What does this look like in school?20 minute focused Application of phonic skillsphonics lesson. and of knowledge. Retell a story in the
past/present tense
Find compound words in a story book/ find a partner to
make a Phonics Games: compound wordPast tense plurals writing silly sentencesICT/IWB Games Act out the adverbWords Earache Spellings to learn at home/
spelling dictationJoined up writing beginning with digraphs and high frequency words.
A New Vocabulary!
Phonics – the learning of letters and soundsPhoneme – the sound a letter makesGrapheme – the written letterBlending – running sounds together to make a wordSegmenting – breaking a word up into its component
soundsTricky words – words that cannot be decoded using
phonicscvc – c = consonant (b/c/d/f), v = vowel (a/e/ee)Digraph - a sound made with two letters eg. sh ai oiPhonetically plausible – written phonetically that it can
still be read although it is spelt incorrectly eg. torl werk cabij
The most important thing to remember is to make phonics fun. If you ever need any new ideas please come and ask your child’s teacher.