Post on 01-Apr-2015
Phonics and Readingat
The Lancaster SchoolMarch 2014
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What is Phonics?
• Identifying sounds in spoken words• Recognising the common spellings of
each sound• Blending sounds into words for
reading• Breaking up words into sounds for
spelling.
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How is Phonics taught at The Lancaster School?
• We follow the ‘Letters and Sounds’ document which is split into 6 distinct phases.
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Phase 1 (Nursery)• Exploring and experimenting with sounds
and words (including Jolly Phonics).• Beginning to orally blend and segment
sounds.• Lots of work on Nursery Rhymes.
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Phase 2• Approximately 4 sounds a week.• Starts in Reception, or earlier if children
are ready for them.
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Phase 3• Reading and spelling a wide range of
simple 3 letter words.• Using all letters, some consonant digraphs
(ch, sh, the, ng) and some long vowel sounds.
• Children are expected be at this level at the end of Reception.
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Phase 4• This is a consolidation unit. There are no
new sounds to learn. Reading and spelling of tricky words continue.
• There is more of a focus on longer words.• Children should be working at this level
during Year 1.
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Phase 5• Reading longer words.• Looking at alternative pronunciations and
spelling patterns.• Usually taught at the end of Year
1/beginning of Year 2.
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Phase 6• Applying phonic skills and knowledge to
recognise and spell an increasing number of complex words.
• Introducing and teaching the past tense.• Investigating and learning how to add
suffixes.• Usually taught within Year 2.
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Red Words
• Each week the children learn ‘tricky’ words (those that are not spelt phonetically) and key sight vocabulary.
• These need a lot of practise!
were
there
little
one help
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Put sound buttons under these words
cat chip
hen tent
pram bell
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Blending (for reading)
• Recognising the letter sounds in a written word e.g. c-u-p, sh-ee-p.
• Merging them in the correct order to pronounce the word: ‘cup’ and ‘sheep’.
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Segmenting (for spelling)
• 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’.
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Helping at home
Which starts with a different sound to
the others?
Odd One Out
Common Objects
Collect several objects that begin with the same letter.Say a number of words, all
but one of which begin with the same sound. See if your child can pick out the odd one.
Writing sounds
Practise writing letters in trays of salt or flour.
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