Phonics and Reading

atAP1

Presented by Hannah Lewis and Louise Swift

Aims How we teach children about sounds in

the Early Years Pre-reading skills What we (the teachers) are looking for Teaching Phonics Ideas for you and your child Reading at home

How we teach children about sounds in the Early Years Focus on hearing Phonemes (Sounds) Environmental/voice/instrumental sounds Rhyme and alliteration

Pre-Reading Skills All children are different and learn at a different

pace Daily exposure to books – children take

ownership Familiar, repetitive books allow children to

“play at reading” Talking about pictures, guessing what will

happen next. Early reading involves a lot of guess work!

What we (the teachers) are looking forAssess using 7 different criteria1.Understanding2.Inference3.Text structure4.Use of language5.Writers view point6.Link to real life7.Reading strategies

The 3 Billy Goats Gruff – The Movie Watch this video clip – what areas of

reading are these children showing skills in?

1. Understanding2. Inference3. Text structure4. Use of language5. Writers view point6. Link to real life7. Reading strategies

Teaching Phonics Background information – what is

phonics? Phonemes – the smallest unit of sound

in a word e.g c-a-t Graphemes – the letters that represent

these sounds. A grapheme could be 1 letter, 2 letters or more! We refer to these as sound buttons

t ai igh

Sound talk

c-a-t = cat (blending)

cat = c-a-t (segmenting)

Can you touch your ch-i-n?I spy a c-u-p

Phase 2 Rapid introduction of sounds (one new

sound a day)

Reading VC words (it, at, on, in)

Reading CVC words (cat, cup, and, pig)

Using sound buttonsYour child will be taught how to pronounce

the sounds (phonemes) correctly to make blending easier. We use sound buttons

c a t ch i p

Tricky Words Not all words can be read using this

strategy – it is important not to confuse the children by making them sound out everything

no, go, the, I – tricky words learnt by sight, context and plenty of repetition.

Reading at BIS Use of different reading schemes Big Books Guided reading and individual reading Books sent home at least twice a week

in MP1

Book Walk Through Identifying front and back cover, title and

author Looking carefully at the pictures and

discussing what can be seen – pictures provide vital clues, please don’t cover the pictures – making up the story before even looking at the words.

High Frequency Words (HFW) Series of words which appear regularly

in early reading books Some are easy and can be segmented

into sounds: am, an, went Some are tricky and need to be learnt by

sight and repetition like, was.

Reading at home Share books and love books Once is never enough Dig deeper Distraction free Be patient Me and you One more time with feeling

Ideas for you and your child Take a look at some of the activities

around the room. Remember, reading is NOT just about

the written word. Vary reading activities to keep it

interesting.

Any Questions?