Literacy. Knowledge of the alphabetic codeSkills of segmentation and blending

Phase 5 Phonics at St Mark’s

Literacy

A Quick Review

Knowledge of the alphabetic code

Skills of segmentation and blending

Phonics is...

How do we teach phonics?

Link to Jolly Phonics

Link to reading scheme books used in school

Use of Letters and Sound Scheme

Phoneme - unit of sound Grapheme - written representation of phoneme. Consonant digraph-two letters one sound. sh, ch, th, wh,

ph Vowel digraph - two letters one sound. ai, ee, ie, ow, ue. Split digraph- one sound made by two letters which are

split. Blending - blending the phonemes in words for reading Segmenting - splitting a word into separate phonemes so

that the graphemes can be written.

The language of phonics

Phase 1 – Nursery and ReceptionFocus on developing children's speaking and listening skills

The emphasis during Phase 1 is to get children attuned to the sounds around them and ready to begin developing oral blending and

segmenting skills.

• Environmental sounds

• Instrumental sounds

• Body percussion

• Rhythm and Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Voice sounds

• Oral blending and segmenting

Letters and their sounds are introduced one at a time. A set of letters is taught each week, in the following sequence:

Sounds are introduced in sets

Set 1: s a t pSet 2: i n m d Set 3: g o c kSet 4: ck e u rSet 5: h b f ff l ll ss

Phase 2 – Reception

I (not this eye but this I)

the, (t-h-e, t-h-e that spells the that spells the)

no, (n – o spells NO)

go (give me a g, give me a o, Go, Go, Go!)

Tricky WordsPhase 2

Letter progression and graphemes continued

Set 6: j v w xSet 7: y z zz quSet 8: ch sh th ng

Teach: ai ee igh oa oo ar or ur ow oi ear air ure er

Phase 3 – Reception

pig p i gchurch ch ur chboycurlthornchickdownshirt

Can you use the phoneme frame to work out how many sounds there are in these words?

he, she, we, me, be,

was, you, they, all, are, my

Tricky WordsPhase 3

Consolidation phase No new graphemes Focus on using letters and sounds for

reading and writing Focus on words with adjacent consonants,

such as jump string and milk.

Phase 4 - Reception

said, have, like, so, do,

some, come, were, there, little, one,

when, out, what

Tricky WordsPhase 4

Reading phonetically decodable two syllable and three syllable words.

Alternative graphemes for phonemes already taught.

Alternative pronunciations for graphemes already taught.

Spelling complex words using phonetically plausible attempts.

Phase 5 – Year 1

Graphemes:ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, ir, ue, aw, wh, ph, ew, oe, au, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e

Alternative graphemes for:i, o, c, g, u, ow, ie, ea, er, a, y, ch, ou

Homographs

Words that have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning

Homo – means the sameGraph – means written

Homographs

bat

sink

letter

Composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients

playground, farmyard, bedroom, blackberrycannot, today, laptop, Sunday

Compound words

Consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word

stitching, matchmaker, kitchen, matchstick

Polysyllabic words

one cup/ two cups

one hat/ two hats

Plurals

Explain that when we talk about the past we use a different tense and that most verbs we use change by adding the suffix ed.

I look at the TV. I looked at the TV.

I sniff the pizza. I sniffed the pizza.

Tense

Introduce the ing suffix and teach the difference between present simple and present continuous. For example, I meet my friend/I am meeting my friend.

I eat my dinner/I am eating my dinner.

ing suffix

Revise the er sound when it’s at the end of a word.

Teach the er suffix which changes a verb into a noun (usually a person) i.e. read/reader, teach/ teacher. What other examples can they think of?

er suffix

Teach children about the un prefix.

Investigate what happens to words when you add un. Ask the children to explore this with the following adjectives: happy, helpful, fortunate, fair, fit.

un prefix

Teach children about the un prefix.

Investigate what happens to words when you add un. Ask the children to explore this with the following verbs: able, tie, fold, block, plug.

un prefix

We will still being sending home a review sheet at the end of year week to help keep parents informed.

Children’s spelling will start after half term and these will also link with the phonics that has been taught in school.

Children’s reading books will be changed every Tuesday and Thursday.

Home Learning

Decode and write more complex words Adding suffixes Becoming fluent readers and writers.

Phase 6

Fun interactive sessions Revisit Teach Practise Apply Assess

Daily in Reception and Year 1 Four times a week in Year 2

The phonics screening check will be taken individually by all children in Year 1 in England from June 2012. It is designed to give teachers and parents information on how your child is progressing in phonics. It will help to identify whether your child needs additional support at this stage so that they do not fall behind in this vital early reading skill.

What is the phonics screening

There will be two sections in this 40-word check and it will assess phonics skills and knowledge learned through Reception and Year 1. Your child will read up to four words per page for their teacher and they will probably do the check in one sitting of about 5-10 minutes.

What is the phonics screening check?

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