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What is Phonics?
What is Phonics? Children begin to learn Phonics in Foundation
Stage.
Once children begin learning sounds, they use
this knowledge to read and spell words. Children
can then see the purpose of learning sounds. For
this reason, the first initial sounds that are taught
are ‘s’, ‘a’, ‘t’, ‘p’, ‘i’, ‘n’.
These can immediately be blended for reading
to make simple CVC words e.g. sat, pin. Children
then develop segmenting skills to write.
Teaching of Phonics
We have daily 20 minutes Phonics sessions.
Our children are assessed by the class teacher
every term.
In Foundation Stage the children are split into
two groups during the teaching of Phonics.
Throughout Year 1 and Year 2 Phonics is
streamed. Based on the assessments the children are grouped accordingly.
We use the Letters and Sounds scheme of work
alongside Jolly Phonics. Jolly Phonics songs and
actions help children learn the sounds.
Blending
Recognising the letter sounds in a written word,
for example
c-u-p
and merging or ‘blending’ them in the order in which
they are written to pronounce the word ‘cup’.
We use blending to read.
Segmenting
‘Chopping Up’ the word to spell it out.
The opposite of blending.
Identifying the individual sounds in a
spoken word (e.g. h-i-m , s-t-or-k) and
writing down letters for each sound to
form the word him and stork.
We use segmenting to write.
The same phoneme (sound) can be represented in more than one way:
burn first term heard work
Phases in
Phonics
Purpose of Phase 1 Explore and experiment with sounds and
words.
Distinguish between different sounds in the environment and phonemes.
Learn to orally blend and segment sounds in words.
By the end of Phase 1 Children will have experienced a wealth of listening
activities including songs, stories and rhymes.
They will be able to distinguish between speech
sounds and many will be able to blend and
segment words orally.
Some will also be able to recognise spoken words
that rhyme and will be able to provide a string of
rhyming words, but inability to do this does not
prevent moving on to Phase Two as these speaking
and listening activities continue.
Purpose of Phase 2 Learn 19 phonemes and know the graphemes
that represent them.
Move on from orally blending and segmenting
to blending and segmenting letters to read and
spell (maybe with magnetic letters) VC and
CVC words.
Introduce two syllable words, simple captions
and some tricky HFW.
Phase 2 letter progression
Set 1: s a t p
Set 2: i n m d
Set 3: g o c k
Set 4: ck e u r
Set 5: h b f,ff l,ll ss
Purpose of Phase 3 Teach another 25 phonemes and
graphemes to go with them.
Learn letter names.
Continue to practise blending and segmenting using new phonemes and two syllable words.
25 phonemes taught in Phase 3 Letters 3i
Set 6: j v w x
Set 7: y z,zz qu
Consonant digraphs: 3ii ch sh th ng
Vowel digraphs: 3iii ai ee igh
oa oo ar or ur ow oi
ear air ure er
Purpose of Phase 4
To consolidate children’s knowledge of
graphemes in reading and spelling words containing adjacent consonants and polysyllabic words.
Phase 4 • can blend adjacent consonants in words and apply
this skill when reading unfamiliar texts (CCVC,
CVCC, CCVCC).
step list clap grasp strap
• can segment adjacent consonants in words and
apply this in spelling.
Purpose of Phase 5 Children broaden their knowledge of
graphemes and phonemes for use in
reading and spelling.
Learn new graphemes and alternative pronunciations some of which they will have already encountered in high frequency words.
Learn to choose the appropriate graphemes when spelling and begin to build up word specific knowledge.
New Graphemes for Reading
Alternative Pronunciations
Tricky words and activities Tricky words cannot be ‘sounded-out’.
They are words we just have to learn, there are a set of tricky words for each phase.
We use the Phonics Play website to support the teaching of Phonics.
Phonics
Check in
Year 1
Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
What is the Phonics Screening Check?
Children in Year 1 throughout the country will all be
taking part in the phonics screening check during
the same week in June.
If children did not pass the test in Year 1, they will
retake the test in Year 2.
What happens during the test?
The test contains 40 words.
Each child will sit one to one and read each word
aloud.
The test will take approximately 10 minutes per child;
although all children are different and will complete
the check at their own pace.
The list of words the children read in a combination
of 20 real words and 20 nonsense words.
Real and ‘Nonsense’ Words
How you can
help at home
Most important things – From a very early age…
Talking and listening.
Reading with and to your child.
Playing listening games.
Singing songs and rhymes.
Simple movement games.
Learning lowercase letters not capital letters.
Correct pronunciation.
Correct vocabulary.
We all need to use the same language at home and at school.
Little and often is the key. Does not have to be formal.
Link it to your child’s interests.
Any Questions?