Silver ClassSilver Class

2424thth October 2011 October 2011

Aims of workshop• To help you to support your child to read & write.• To show you how (and why) we teach phonics &

handwriting.• To develop your

confidence to use phonics with your child.

Why do we teach phonics?

•Research has shown that phonics is the most effective way to teach young children to read & write.

How do we teach phonics?

•We use ‘Jolly Phonics’ to learn 42 sounds•We teach blending sounds to read•We teach segmenting words to write

Jolly Phonics• Jolly Phonics uses pictures,

stories & actions to teach sounds

• Each letter (and combination of letters) make a sound.

• These are phonemes.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u

v w x y z

Jolly Phonics

• Some sounds are written with two letters or more

• These are called digraphs

ai ee ie oa ue or ng oo/oo

ch sh th/th qu ou oi er ar igh

Blending• Blending is a technique where

we say the individual sounds in a word and then run the sounds together to make the word.

• E.g. sounding out the individual sounds in dog like this d-o-g.

• Blending improves with practice.

BlendingLook at these examples...

p-i-g m-ee-tt-r-ai-n sh-i-p

Segmenting• Segmenting is when you break down

a word into the component sounds in order to write.

• First, say the word clearly, then identify each sound you hear and write them down. It helps to count the sounds.

• For instance saying the word ‘cat’, hearing the sounds c-a-t helps the child to spell it.

SegmentingCount and find the sounds in these

words...

dad coat rain stick conker

Tricky words & sounds

• Some words are easier to learn as ‘tricky’ words and we teach children to learn these on sight.

e.g. the go he to no said she

• Some words have double letters.e.g. fluff floppy rabbit

• In some words the digraphs are split.e.g. kite Pete mute

When the children join us we will be

using the blending and segmenting rules to read and write some words and a sentence.

Can you use your sounds to read these words?

satpinsit

Can you use your sounds to write a word to go with the picture?

Now have a go at reading a sentence.

The cat and the dog.

Handwriting

• We teach a cursive script across the school• We prepare children by teaching them three basic techniques

• ‘Froggy Finger’ grip

•Writing anti-clockwise

•Using pre-cursive script