phonemes blending segmenting sound talk consonants and vowels trigraphs : three letters one sound...
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Greek: φώνημα, phōnēma, "a sound uttered”
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SpanishShallow orthography
No. of sounds = No. of letter patterns
English Deep orthography
40+ spoken sounds 26 letters
128 letter patterns (and no accents)
Systematic teaching of synthetic phonics is the
best way to teach literacy to all children, and
especially those aged 5-7 years.
High-quality academic evidence from across the world for L1…
We learn to read so that we can read to learn.
Phonics is not just a method; it’s content.
It’s not optional. Its goal is
comprehension.
The Simple View of Reading
• ABC•Opportunistic• About patterns:
d-ogd-ig, d-ip, d-inosaurd-og, f-og, fr-og
Analytic phonics
Read • mud: /m/ /u/ /d/
• 3 letters / 3 sounds
• Say the sounds
• Blend to read
Write • Say : mud
• Segment the sounds : /m/ /u/ /d/
• Say each / write a letter for each
• Read back to check
Synthetic phonics
Important terminology
Phonemes
Blending
Segmenting
Soundtalk
Consonants and vowels
Trigraphs : three letters one sound
GraphemesDigraphs : two letters one sound
mnemonic
Pronunciation:pure sounds
s
ck
m pf
lqu
ib
• 1 letter: 1 sound (m)• 1, 2, 3, 4 letters: 1 sound (ch, air,
ough) • Different letters: same sound (ch, k,
c, ch)• Same letter(s): different
pronunciation for reading/sound for spelling. (ow – cow, row)
The English Alphabetic Code
• satp sat tap• ng ar n igh t• lamp chimp
windmill• frog tree starlight• crisp crunch scrunch• ea sea head• air ere ear • help helped helping
The English Alphabetic Code
So phonics can help bilingual learners with …
Learning the letters (or
combinations) that represent letter sounds.
Blending letter
sounds to read
Hearing and identifying
letter sounds
Segmenting letter sounds
to spell
High frequency and tricky words
thesaidsomewhenpeople
Phonological awareness
• Systematic, book-by-book progression of phonics teaching fits with the Phonics Workbooks, English Explorers series
Phonic Explorers
Letter sounds still A-ZCVC with short vowelsTwo letters one sound: ch, sh, thTwo letters one sound: ll, ss, ck, ngInitial and final adjacent consonantsLong vowel sounds – split digraph: a-eDifferent letters same sound – long vowels: ai/ayr vowel phonemes: ar, er, ur, orDifferent letters same sound : oy/oi, ow/ou
Structured sequence
• Phonics set within a decodable story: reading for meaning.• Popular and familiar characters
Phonic Explorers
• Consolidation for readers
Phonic Explorers
• Audio for readers
Phonic Explorers
Phonic ExplorersA typical lesson:• Prepare your approach• Prepare your text and any props• Review previous learning• Introduce new learning
Make it active
Phonic ExplorersElements of a phonics lesson:• Model reading• Shared reading– Joining in– Read and repeat– Listen
Phonic Explorers• Group reading– Guide the learning – focus on phonics– Reading in turn
• Paired or independent reading• Listen
Phonic Explorers• Sing• Use letter cards/picture cards linked
to the phonic focus– Which one says …?– Is this /g/ or /d/?
• Use soundtalk – Get me a /r/ /e//d/ pen please.• Say it/write it
Activities
Phonic Explorers• Sort : get children to hold letter
cards and move into the correct sequence to spell the word.• Find your partner: children holding
letters or words must find their picture partner.• Find it: read the word and then
search for the hidden picture card.• Bingo! Snap!
Activities
Phonic Explorers• Support for teachers• Free downloadable
teaching notes and activity ideas.
