Read, Write, Inc. Phonics

@ Bierton

Parent workshop Monday 19th November

What is RWI phonics?

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•Read storybooks and non-fiction books closely matched to their developing phonic knowledge •Take home Phonics storybooks to share •Read with fluency and expression •Learn to spell using known sounds •Write confidently by practising what they want to write out loud first •Work well with a partner

In Reception all children:

Programme progression

•Are accurate and speedy readers

By the end of Year 1 all children:

How is RWI taught at Bierton? • All EYFS are assessed on entry to Reception.This

identifies their baseline (entry to the programme). • Based on their assessments, children are then grouped and taught in ability groups. • Children are reassessed each half term to identify progress made. • As a result, groups change and children are in new groups, again based on their ability.

• Groups are very fluid and children will continue to move based on the level of progress made. • Children are taught RWI for 30 minutes each day. • 30 minute lesson consists of: - 10 minutes Speed Sounds practice - followed by a wide range of reading activities.

Reception: Starting with ‘Speed Sounds Set 1.’

• Reception children are learning and practising saying the first initial sounds taught in Read, Write, Inc phonics in ‘Speed Sounds Set 1.’

• These are represented by each letter or groups of letters. These initial sounds are taught in order to begin with.

• Each sound is taught with a picture, to help the children remember the sound. For example: The sound stretched: mmmmmmmmmmm. Children are also taught to handwrite: Maisie, mountain, mountain as they go down Maisie and then over the two mountains. They also orally Fred talk: m-a-n, m-u-m, m-a-d.

*Before your son /daughter can start to read, they need to be able to read these ‘Speed Sounds’ quickly and effortlessly. They need to be able to: *Say the sound that is represented by each letter or group of letters. *Sound out the word e.g. c-a-t, sh-o-p etc… Once your child knows these ‘Set 1 Speed Sounds’ and has learnt to orally blend them together to read words they will be ready to move onto ‘Red Ditty Books’ with words. While your child is still learning and securing their ‘Set 1 Speed Sounds’ they will also continue to bring home books with no words. Books without words are really useful as they encourage children to tell the story themselves from the illustrations. Encourage your child to talk about the pictures. Ask questions such as “what is the dog doing?”, “what do you think will happen next?”, “how is the girl feeling?” When children start to read we encourage them to look at the pictures if they are stuck on a tricky word. You can help them embed this skill early, by talking about the pictures in any books you share now.

Reception: Starting with ‘Speed Sounds Set 1.’

Speed Sounds lesson

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SET 2 SOUNDS ay, ee, igh, ow, oo, oo, ar, or, air, ir, ou,

oy SET 3 SOUNDS ea, oi, a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, aw, are, ur, er, ow, ai, oa, ew, ire, ear, ure

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Reading books • As mentioned previously, your child will only be bringing home a book with sounds in which they already know and can blend.

• We have adopted the ‘Goldilocks’ approach to reading. The book is just right, not too hard and not too easy. They should be able to read 90% of the text. • Reading at home is to be a celebration of the children’s progress in learning.

Reading books Red Ditties (Reception)

Once children know all Set 1 sounds and can blend, they can begin to read the Red Ditty books.

Reading books Red Ditties are followed by a series of decodable storybooks. Each colour gets progressively more challenging. Read 1 – accuracy Read 2 – fluency Read 3 – fluency and expression Encourage expressive reading when listening to your child read.

Reading books .... from Red Ditty Books

Reading books .... Purple

Reading books .... to Grey

How can you support your child at home?

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Teaching sounds

If you are unsure of how to pronounce the phonemes (sounds), visit the Ruth Miskin website and watch the video below:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-

a-book/read-write-inc-phonics--1/#videos

How can you support your child at home?

Teach Blending

Visit www.ruthmiskin.com and click on ‘Downloads/videos’ to find more useful videos Parent page - http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/parents/

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-

a-book/read-write-inc-phonics--1/#videos

Following the RWI programme, we are aiming for all children to:

• Read easily, fluently and with good Understanding • Acquire a wide vocabulary • Develop a habit of reading widely and often • Use discussion to learn

Our aim at Bierton

There’s no such thing as a daft question . .

Thank you!

Please do not hesitate to come and see us with any questions or queries throughout

the year!

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• You should have been sent an email asking you to confirm whether you would like to receive observations of your child at school.

• You must make sure you click on the link in the email if you would like to receive these.

• Every so often you will be sent observations of your child’s learning in school.

• If you reply to the email, you can add your own feedback or response.

Parent share

• You can also contribute to your child’s learning by adding videos or photos!

• You can do this by replying directly to an email OR by emailing them directly to inbox@ 2buildaprofile.com

• We would love to hear from you and see what your child has been up to at home!