An introduction to phonics, spelling, punctuation and grammar

Primary Literacy at BSJ

Introduction◻Welcome

◻Purpose of the workshop

◻Questions and activities

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Mission StatementTo Inspire, Challenge and Nurture for Excellence

Our Guiding Principles:✓ to sustain our reputation for academic excellence by providing a rigorous and

balanced international curriculum.✓ to enable our students to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners

who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.✓ to foster leadership abilities in our students within a friendly and caring

community that inspires, challenges and reflects our international ethos.✓ to enable our students to develop a strong sense of belonging, respect and social

responsibility in order to create a better more peaceful world.✓ to be internationally recognized for our commitment to education for

international understanding and partnerships.

What is phonics?An approach to teaching reading and writing.⬜Phoneme: the sound⬜Grapheme: the written

representation⬜Digraph: two letters making one

phoneme, e.g. ‘sh’ in ship.⬜Segment: split a word into

phonemes in order to spell⬜Blend: draw individual phonemes

together to read

Revisit: revise the previous day’s session

sh

Revisit: revise the previous day’s session

shshop ship shine

shock

Teach: something new!

a-e

Teach: something new!a-egame

tame lameshame

Practise: pupils have a go

reading and highlightinggame onlinemagnetic lettersjumbled up letters

Apply: child to show their understanding

Reading sentences:The lion is lame.The game is on Saturday.Writing sentences:oral dictation

How do we promote a love of reading?

⬜Daily guided reading sessions for pupils to apply their reading skills⬜Timetabled visits to the library and

encouragement to visit at break/lunchtimes⬜Home readers with a wide selection of texts to

choose from⬜Listening to stories/exciting stimulus during

literacy lessons.

Spelling: is it important?

Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs!cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

Spelling at BSJ

⬜Develop an interest in words⬜Feel safe trying new words⬜Know about spelling patterns⬜Develop a range of strategies to

spell⬜Explore the meanings of words

Foundation and Key Stage 1 Spelling

⬜Spelling in Foundation and Key Stage 1 is primarily taught through Letters and Sounds.⬜100 High Frequency Words (HFW),

The next 200 High Frequency Words.

Key Stage 2: No Nonsense Spelling

⬜Comprehensive and progressive⬜Exploring spelling words linked by

patterns and rules⬜Different strategies for practising⬜Routines for learning spellings⬜Links with home learning

KS2 Spelling: Journals⬜practising strategies⬜learning words⬜recording rules/conventions/

generalisations as an aide-memoire⬜word lists of really tricky words⬜‘Having a go’ at the point of

writing⬜ongoing record of words learnt⬜investigations⬜recording spelling targets or goals⬜spelling tests

KS2 spelling: No Nonsense structure

⬜Revise, teach, practise, apply, assess: these are types of lessons⬜Focus and an activity

KS2 spelling: Strategies

Let’s try!

KS2 Spelling: Strategies

⬜Look, Cover, Write, Check⬜Trace, Copy and Replicate⬜Segmentation Strategy⬜QuickWrite⬜Drawing around the word (boxes)⬜Drawing an image around the word⬜Words without vowels⬜Pyramid Words

Spelling: How can I help at home?◻Use some of the strategies we just practised

at home◻Limit the number of words to five a week to

ensure success and enable deeper learning◻ Support your child learning spellings in

context, e.g. in a given sentence, generating sentences for each word, saying a sentence which include the focused word◻Talking about spelling and expectating the

correct application in writing once a word has been learned.

Punctuation and Grammar

◻Taught within the context of a literacy lesson/sequence◻Explore the rule/punctuation mark◻Play/try it out◻Cross curricular links◻Expectation

Thank you. Any questions?

◻Volunteer and visit often◻Feel free to make suggestions ◻Leave feedback on today’s workshop here. ◻Queries or questions? Email:⬜karl_prudhoe@bsj.sch.id⬜kate_vaughan@bsj.sch.id

Useful links

◻Literacy Trust◻Phonics Play◻No Nonsense Spelling