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Page 1: Curriculum afternoon for new parents. How do we teach your children to read, write and communicate successfully?

Curriculum afternoon for Curriculum afternoon for new parents.new parents.

How do we teach your How do we teach your children to read, write and children to read, write and communicate successfully?communicate successfully?

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Speaking and listening.Speaking and listening.

You might think “my child doesn’t need You might think “my child doesn’t need to be taught to speak. The problem is to be taught to speak. The problem is

getting them to be quiet.” But there are getting them to be quiet.” But there are actually a lot of skills that we hope to actually a lot of skills that we hope to

develop in your child’s first year at develop in your child’s first year at school.school.

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Speaking.Speaking.The EYFS is a play based curriculum. The EYFS is a play based curriculum. There’s a lot of research to show that There’s a lot of research to show that

the language children use in play is far the language children use in play is far richer than that they use in more formal richer than that they use in more formal

situations.situations.

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How do children develop their How do children develop their speaking skills in school?speaking skills in school?

In the role play and small world play areas In the role play and small world play areas children use language to imagine and children use language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences.recreate roles and experiences.

Knowledgeable adults help extend their Knowledgeable adults help extend their language in these play situations.language in these play situations.

During a plan/do/review process children During a plan/do/review process children learn to explain, and clarify their ideas and learn to explain, and clarify their ideas and feelings.feelings.

Remodelling and extending encourages Remodelling and extending encourages children to talk in complete sentences and to children to talk in complete sentences and to develop their vocabulary.develop their vocabulary.

Stories, songs and rhymes are all important.Stories, songs and rhymes are all important.

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How can you help?How can you help? Make time to talk to your child every day. It Make time to talk to your child every day. It

might be when you sit around the table to might be when you sit around the table to eat in the evening. Or when you are playing eat in the evening. Or when you are playing Lego. Or you might get out their Barbies or Lego. Or you might get out their Barbies or Power Rangers and enjoy some pretend Power Rangers and enjoy some pretend play.play.

Even if you are really busy try to avoid this Even if you are really busy try to avoid this turning into a list of instructions.turning into a list of instructions.

Specific skills :Specific skills : Modelling how to extend their sentence not Modelling how to extend their sentence not

simply one word answers.simply one word answers. Quiet reminders not to shout.Quiet reminders not to shout. Reminders not to interrupt.Reminders not to interrupt.

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Listening.Listening. Children need to learn the kind of Children need to learn the kind of

behaviours that a good listener behaviours that a good listener shows.shows.

-Sitting still-Sitting still -Sitting quietly-Sitting quietly -Looking at the person who’s talking-Looking at the person who’s talking -Trying to remember what the -Trying to remember what the

speaker saidspeaker said -Not interrupting-Not interrupting

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How do we develop listening How do we develop listening skills in school?skills in school?

Carpet sessions which are initially Carpet sessions which are initially kept shortkept short

Circle games such as pass the Circle games such as pass the whisper.whisper.

Talking to a partner and Talking to a partner and remembering what they have said.remembering what they have said.

Musical games- copying patterns, Musical games- copying patterns, using different voices.using different voices.

Using Signalong to support Using Signalong to support comprehension. comprehension.

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Reading.Reading. I will be talking about what your child will I will be talking about what your child will

do in their first few years at school.do in their first few years at school. Children develop at different rates based Children develop at different rates based

on gender, previous experience and age.on gender, previous experience and age. Some children will be confident readers by Some children will be confident readers by

the end of their Reception year. Others will the end of their Reception year. Others will be just beginning to read independently. be just beginning to read independently. Others will not be reading at all but will Others will not be reading at all but will take off in year 1. All three of these stages take off in year 1. All three of these stages are perfectly normal.are perfectly normal.

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4 main skills that we want 4 main skills that we want children to develop.children to develop.

1. Love of books. Try to read a bedtime 1. Love of books. Try to read a bedtime story every evening and make that story every evening and make that story time a special, calm, cosy time.story time a special, calm, cosy time.

2.Knowing how books work. Which way 2.Knowing how books work. Which way up the book goes, how to turn the up the book goes, how to turn the pages carefully. Predict what might pages carefully. Predict what might happen next. How do the characters happen next. How do the characters feel?feel?

3.Letter recognition.3.Letter recognition.4.Phonic skills4.Phonic skills

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Letter Recognition.Letter Recognition. We teach the children the 26 letters of the We teach the children the 26 letters of the

alphabet and also some digraphs and alphabet and also some digraphs and trigraphs. e.g ch, ee, ear, air.trigraphs. e.g ch, ee, ear, air.

We use both Jolly Phonics and Letterland We use both Jolly Phonics and Letterland to teach the sounds. We follow the to teach the sounds. We follow the government’s own Letters and Sounds government’s own Letters and Sounds programme alongside this.programme alongside this.

We have a short daily phonic lesson and We have a short daily phonic lesson and children take home the new sounds as children take home the new sounds as they are introduced in their Sound Book.they are introduced in their Sound Book.

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Phonic Skills.Phonic Skills.

Children need to be able to blend Children need to be able to blend (put sounds together) to make (put sounds together) to make words.words.

Some children, especially the oldest Some children, especially the oldest ones, come to school able to do this ones, come to school able to do this but most don’t. It takes a lot of but most don’t. It takes a lot of practise and really good listening practise and really good listening skills.skills.

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Reading Development.Reading Development. 1. Child knows and sounds out simple 1. Child knows and sounds out simple

cvc words but can’t hear the word. c-cvc words but can’t hear the word. c-a-t= doga-t= dog

2. Child can hear the word if an adult 2. Child can hear the word if an adult sounds it out.sounds it out.

3. Child can sound the word out and 3. Child can sound the word out and hear it independently.hear it independently.

4. Blending has become so fast and 4. Blending has become so fast and automatic that a child looks at a automatic that a child looks at a word and says what it says.word and says what it says.

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Tricky words.Tricky words. Some words cannot be sounded out Some words cannot be sounded out

easily. These are known as Tricky easily. These are known as Tricky words. E.g the, come.words. E.g the, come.

When learning to read these words it When learning to read these words it helps to look at the regular part, the helps to look at the regular part, the letters that make the sounds we letters that make the sounds we would expect and then to look at the would expect and then to look at the tricky bit.tricky bit.

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How can you help?How can you help? Practise their Sound Book for a short time Practise their Sound Book for a short time

each day.each day. Don’t use it as a test but say the sounds Don’t use it as a test but say the sounds

together.together. Remember to sound digraphs and trigraphs Remember to sound digraphs and trigraphs

as a unit not individual sounds. E.g ch-i-n not as a unit not individual sounds. E.g ch-i-n not c-h-i-nc-h-i-n

or h-air not h-a-i-r.or h-air not h-a-i-r. Point out letters and sounds in the Point out letters and sounds in the

environment.environment. Play games such as I Spy.Play games such as I Spy. When you get them, practise blending the When you get them, practise blending the

words in the packets.words in the packets.

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Writing.Writing.There are 4 main skills.There are 4 main skills.

1. Letter formation.1. Letter formation. 2. Segmenting words. (robot talking)2. Segmenting words. (robot talking) 3.Understanding how to write a 3.Understanding how to write a

sentence.sentence. 4.Seeing themselves as writers.4.Seeing themselves as writers.

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How do we teach Letter How do we teach Letter Formation?Formation?

We develop the fine motor skills needed for We develop the fine motor skills needed for writing through a range of activities. E.g writing through a range of activities. E.g threading, using clothes pegs, popping threading, using clothes pegs, popping bubble wrap, painting, posting objects…bubble wrap, painting, posting objects…

We practise letter shapes emphasising anti We practise letter shapes emphasising anti clockwise and vertical strokes and a correct clockwise and vertical strokes and a correct tripod grip. It is important to develop a tripod grip. It is important to develop a correct grip right from the start. Again correct grip right from the start. Again clothes pegs are useful!clothes pegs are useful!

We develop gross motor skills (strength in We develop gross motor skills (strength in the shoulders) through climbing, throwing the shoulders) through climbing, throwing and all large scale movements.and all large scale movements.

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Segmenting.Segmenting.

We need to be able to segment or We need to be able to segment or robot talk words in order to spell robot talk words in order to spell words we don’t know. Night= n-igh-twords we don’t know. Night= n-igh-t

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UnderstandingUnderstanding how to write a sentence. how to write a sentence.

Deciding what to say before writing it.Deciding what to say before writing it. Where to start the sentence.Where to start the sentence. If you can’t spell the word sound it out. What If you can’t spell the word sound it out. What

sounds do I need? How do I write those sounds?sounds do I need? How do I write those sounds? Leave a finger space between each word.Leave a finger space between each word. Where do I go when I get to the end of the line?Where do I go when I get to the end of the line? Put a full stop at the end of the sentence.Put a full stop at the end of the sentence. Read the sentence back through to check it makes Read the sentence back through to check it makes

sense.sense.

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Seeing themselves as Seeing themselves as writers.writers.

Children need to write for a range of Children need to write for a range of purposes:purposes:

Letters, lists, cards, signs, stories, Letters, lists, cards, signs, stories, instructions.instructions.

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How can you help?How can you help? Encourage a correct pencil grip when you Encourage a correct pencil grip when you

see your child holding felt pens, paint see your child holding felt pens, paint brushes etc. Try a clothes peg if they find brushes etc. Try a clothes peg if they find this hard.this hard.

When writing letter shapes encourage When writing letter shapes encourage anticlockwise and vertical strokes.anticlockwise and vertical strokes.

Let your child see you write.Let your child see you write. When your child brings home a Writing When your child brings home a Writing

Book make time to help them with this.Book make time to help them with this. Later in the year when some of the Later in the year when some of the

children will be bringing home dictations children will be bringing home dictations you will need to talk them through this.you will need to talk them through this.

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Finally!Finally!

Don’t worry! Your child will learn to Don’t worry! Your child will learn to read, write, and be an effective read, write, and be an effective communicator.communicator.

You can come in to see me for ideas You can come in to see me for ideas whenever you feel you need to.whenever you feel you need to.