Its importance for reading and writing.
Phonics Its importancefor readingand writing. Key Principles Sounds are represented by letters.
A sound can be represented by one or more letters e.g. a, p, sh, th, ee, igh etc. The same sound can be represented by different letters e.g. rain, may, lake. The same letters can make different sounds e.g. mean, deaf. Reading using phonics pin, p i n , pin shop, sh o p, shop
Phonics helps children recognise sounds in a word. Theythen blend these sounds together to pronounce a word. For example: pin, p i n , pin shop, sh o p, shop cheek, ch ee k, cheek Increased practice helps children become moreconfident with blending and thus more fluent whenreading. Let us model it Using our chopping and blending hands!
sit chip teeth better TRICKY WORDS Words that are not phonicallydecodeable e.g. was, the, I. The best way of approachingwords like these is to practicethem on a regular basis with yourchild. In time they will recognise themby sight. Spelling using phonics
When a child is writing a sentence they usetheir phonics to sound out a word. Children will chop up (segment) a word to spellit. For example: The class went to the shop. Pronouncing Phonemes 1. f l m n r s sh w v th z (continuous phonemes)
2. e p t ch h (unvoiced) 3. b d g qu y j (voiced) The 44 phonemes /b/ /d/ /f/ /g/ /h/ /j/ /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /ng/ /p/ /r/
/v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /th/ /ch/ /sh/ /zh/ /a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/ /ae/ /ee/ /ie/ /oe/ /ue/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /au/ /er/ /ow/ /oi/ /air/ /ear/ /ure/ Click on the speaker below the sound to hear its pronunciation. How can you help? Practice phonics at home to support your child with their reading and writing. Read as much as possible to and with your child. Support your children with their learning logs. If you have any queries please ask your child's teacher for advice on what sounds/skills they need to practice. Please refer to the school website for this information.
Thank you for coming. Please refer to the school website forthis information. You are now invited to visit your childs classroom to see what we do in phonics.