Phonics in Year One and Two
Wednesday 28th September 2011
What questions do you have about how Phonics and Reading are taught
at Sellincourt?
The Simple View of Reading
Why are we using this scheme?
What does it involve?
Does it work?
Ruth Miskin and Read Write Inc
Children learn the sounds that make up the English language – simple and then more complex.
They learn what the letters look like that make the sounds.
They learn to blend them to make words.
Learning to read using Phonics
Teaching children to hear and recognise sounds (Set 1)
Consonants: stretchy
f l m n r s v z sh th ng nk
Consonants: bouncy
b c k d g h j pqu t w x y ch
Vowels: bouncy
a e i o u
ay ee igh owoo oo ar orair ir ou oy
Teaching children to hear and recognise more complex
sounds
Ever more complex sounds (Set 3)
a-e : make a cake o-e: phone home i-e: nice smile ea: cup of tea oi : spoil the boy oa: goat in a boatu-e: huge brute ew: chew the stew aw: yawn at dawn ire: fire, fire!are: care and share ear: hear with your
earur: nurse with a purse ure: sure it’s pureer: a better letter tion: pay attention it’s a
celebrationow: brown cow tious: scrumptious deliciousai: snail in the rain
Green wordsRed wordsRed ‘for a while’
What about tricky words?
How is the scheme structured?
Focus on Blending and Set 1 Sounds (Below L1)
Speed Sounds and Word TimeDitties
Starting to read and learning Set 2 sounds (L1)
Green StorybooksPurple Storybooks
How is the scheme structured?
Fluency and using Set 2 Sounds (L1)Pink StorybooksOrange Storybooks
Learning Set 3 Sounds and reading longer stories
Yellow Storybooks (L1/2)Blue Storybooks (L2)Grey Storybooks (L2)
Letters home
Certificates home
How are we going to celebrate reading success?
Celebrate with them
Read with them at home – hearing them read and reading to them
Practice sounds and blending words
Reading and spelling Red Words
How can you support your child?
Reading Phonics Books at Home
8 Activities per book - not necessary to do all of themSpread them over the weekHave funLittle and often
Eight Reading Activities
1. Practice reading the Speed Sounds2. Read the Red, Green and Challenge words3. Read the Introduction4. Discuss the vocabulary check5. Read the story6. Re-read the story and discuss the ‘Questions to talk
about’7. Re-read the story with fluency and expression8. Practise reading the Speed Words
