Phonics and readingPhonics and reading

How is it taught?How is it taught?

What should I expect my child to What should I expect my child to know?know?

How can I help my child at home?How can I help my child at home?

Phase 1Phase 1

• Children are taught to distinguish between the sounds that they hear

• They play games to develop their listening skills

• They learn rhymes and songs

• They play oral blending games

Phase 2Phase 2

• Children are taught the sounds that single letters make

• Grapheme- what it looks like

• Phoneme- what it sounds like

• By the end of phase 2 children can read VC and CVC words

• it, an, on, is, at etc.

• Cat, tip, pot, dad, hat etc.

Phase 2 ‘Tricky words’Phase 2 ‘Tricky words’

• Alongside the ‘sounding out’ words children are taught to recognise some words that they cannot read using phonics

• I no go to the

Phase 3Phase 3

• Children are introduced to digraphs and trigraphs

• A digraph is a phoneme (sound) made by 2 letters together

• A trigraph is a phoneme made by 3 letters together

Phase 3Phase 3

• By the end of phase 3 children can read words containing the graphemes;

• ai ee oa oo th sh ch ng or ur er ow oi qu zz ll ss

• Igh ure ear air

• They can now read a wider range of words such as; night, feet, beard, boat, now, chair etc.

Phase 3 ‘Tricky words’Phase 3 ‘Tricky words’

• The tricky words that children are taught to read in phase 3 are;

• all, they, she, he, we, me, my, was, you are her

• Children are also expected to spell phase 2 tricky words correctly

• I no go to the

Phase 4Phase 4

• There are no new graphemes in this phase.

• This phase focuses on hearing consonant clusters in words e.g. smart frog just help from

• Tricky words in phase 4 are; said have like so do some come were there

• little one when out what

Phase 5Phase 5

• Children are taught new graphemes; ay ie oy aw wh ph ew oe au ey

• And the split digraphs; i_e e_e o_e u_e a_e

• The tricky words are; oh their people Mr Mrs looked called asked could

Phase 5Phase 5

• Also in phase 5 children are taught that the graphemes they have learnt may make different phonemes.

• This phase takes A LONG TIME!!!

• For example a child in phase 3 can read cow but not blow- in phase 5 they will learn that ‘ow’ can make two different sounds

A quick practise!A quick practise!

• Use your knowledge of phonics to read the words;

• anaphylaxis

• agency

• water

• precipitation

• What did you need to know in order to read these words?

How do we teach new How do we teach new graphemes?graphemes?

For 20 minutes each day the children For 20 minutes each day the children across EYFS and KS1 work on the phase across EYFS and KS1 work on the phase they are on in small groups.they are on in small groups.

During each session the children will During each session the children will read and write tricky words, the read and write tricky words, the graphemes they are learning as well as graphemes they are learning as well as revisit ones they know alreadyrevisit ones they know already

We play games too!We play games too!

Games you can play at Games you can play at homehome

Sound buttonsSound buttons Buried treasureBuried treasure Phoneme fingersPhoneme fingers FlashcardsFlashcards Phoneme framesPhoneme frames Log on to Log on to www.phonicsplay.co.uk Log on to Log on to www.letters-and-sounds.com www.ictgames.com this site has a literacy this site has a literacy

section where you can find phonics activitiessection where you can find phonics activities

Your child can read and write!• A couple of do’s and don’ts• DO• - allow your child time to decode- even if it’s a little

frustrating!• - support them by telling them the first sound• - tell them words that they could not be expected to decode,

or if they have forgotten the tricky word• - let them finish the sentence- then work out for themselves if

what they said made sense• - give lots of praise and encouragement• - repeat the sentence they have read back to them• DON’T• - rush your child or tell them they know this word!

Questions?