What is phonics? phonics is Skills of segmentation and blending segmentation + KnowledgeKnowledge of the alphabetic code.

What is phonics?

phonics is

Skills of segmentation and blending

+Knowledge of the alphabetic

code

Some definitions

A phoneme is the smallest unit of

sound in a word

beach

Definitions

• Blending

When your push each phoneme in a word together.

• Segmenting

When you break up a word into the different phonemes.

Grapheme

Letter(s) representing a phoneme

t ai igh eigh

tap train light weight

Pure Sounds

It is important that each phoneme is said as a pure sound in order for

blending to happen.

Phase 4

Putting consonants together to make blends:

• ccvc – Sp/ai/n, fl/igh/t, st/o/p

• cvcc – j/u/mp, h/e/lp

• ccvcc – cl/a/mp, cr/e/st

• cccvc – thr/oa/t

New Curriculum…• Read all phase 3,4 and 5 words by end of

Year 1• Read a range of common words by sight;

the, said, were, was….• Read a word which repeats by sight• Read multisyllabic/compound words –

bedroom, toothbrush…• Read words ending in common suffixes –

bringing, looked, hiding, grabbed

Year 1 phonics screening check (June)

40 words20 real20 pseudoPhase 3,4,5

32 pass ratereached/not reached

Re-take in Year 2

How to Support at home

•Reading every day!•Play games

A Reading Session

• It needs to feel special and fun• Talk about the book before reading• Let your child look and read the book before reading it to you• Let your child hold the book and turn the pages• If they get to a word they don’t know; ask them to try to sound it

out. If they don’t know tell them the word• Try to encourage them to remember common repeatable words

throughout the text.• Ask them to re-read sentences to develop reading for meaning• Do not cover up the pictures• At the end of the text ask your child to recall the main parts of

the text• Ensure you read stories to them as well – you are their reading

role model!

Example

Tricky word – read by sight (repeats)

Might be a challenging word but not tricky – talk about wh and then they can blend.

Child can segment (t/r/u/ck) then blend

Child will know split digraph i-e but will not see that e has gone. Will need talking

through. Can they then spot it in taking?

Always re-read sentences fluently to make meaning of text.

Games & Application

• Phonics is best taught through games which develop blending and segmenting skills.

• It is important for children to then practise and develop their blending when reading their book.

Phoneme Count

dogtrainfrogjumpwitchstring

Alien or Real?

Phoneme Frames

sh ee p

freezing

turned

brushed

Useful Resources

• Websites – Google phonic games (phonicsplay. co.uk, BBC KS1 bitesize, ictgames.com, letters and sounds.com

• Learning gateway – Education City

• Bug Club

• twinkl – resources for games (charge for these)

• Paper, pens & a list of words!