KS1 Spelling and Phonics Workshop

Debden27th November 2015

Letters and SoundsStructured programmeSix phasesFast pace, lots of consolidationBlending for readingSegmenting for writingTricky words and high frequency words

Six phase teaching programme

• Phase 1- Nursery/Reception• Phase 2- Reception• Phase 3- Reception• Phase 4- Reception• Phase 5- Year 1• Phase 6- Year 2

Children progress through these stages at their own pace – some take longer to get there! This is a continual process from Foundation through Key Stage 1 and beyond.

Phase 1: Exploring sounds sounds that are found

Phonics Terminology

Grapheme: The way we write down a soundDigraph: Two letters that make one sound

Trigraph: Three letters that make one sound

Blending: Seeing a word and merging the phonemes togetherto read the wordSegmenting: Chopping up a word into separate phonemes to spell it outTricky words: Words that cannot be decoded.

Spelling: Writing words using the correct letters in the right order to be read by others.

Phonemes: The sounds that are found within a word

19 phonemes are taughtBlend phonemes and segment wordsRead and spell ‘vc’ and ‘cvc’ wordsTricky words

Phase 2: Exploring letters and corresponding sounds within a word

Phonemes covered in phase 2s a t pi n m dg o c kck e u rh b f,ff l,ll ss

Blending and segmenting in phase 2

Tricky words are words that do not followthe phonic rules and cannot be blended(read) or segmented (spelt) phonetically.

Children just have to learn to read and spell them automatically.

Spot the words in books and in the environment.

Wiggle fingers when you hear the word.

Matching pairs game

Daily practise

Tricky words

25 more phonemes are taught(most are digraphs i.e two letters which make one sound – sh, th, ng)Blending and segmenting CVC words, captions and sentencesLetter names – alphabet songRead new tricky words and spell old ones

Phase 3: Exploring letters

Phonemes covered in phase 3Lettersj,v,w,xy,z,zz qu

Digraphs ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er

Blending and segmenting in phase 3

• Adjacent consonants introduced• Cvcc words – ten-t mil-k jum-p• Ccvc words – d-rum p-lop s-poon• Ccvcc words – pl-a-nk• Further tricky words introduced eg said, have, like, so. • Along with decodable words such as: went, from, just.

Phase 4: Consolidating knowledge

Phase 5 – AlternativesIn phases 2 and 3 the children learn one version of

each of the sounds in the English language (One grapheme for each phoneme).

In phase 5 they learn that these sounds can actually be spelt in lots of different ways e.g. ee can be ee, ea, ey, y or e-e. These are called alternative spellings.

They also learn that graphemes can be pronounced in different ways e.g. a is pronounced differently in hat, acorn, father and wash. These are called alternative pronunciations.

New Graphemes for reading. Eg: ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, ue, ir, aw, wh, ph, ew, oe, au, ey,

Split digraphs a-e, e-e, i-e o-e u-e.

Choosing the right grapheme Once children have learned all of the new

graphemes they begin to think about which to use in which words. Children explore familiar words and sort them into groups.

play bake pain day game train

They will then look for rules to help remember when to use each grapheme.

Split digraphsThis is a new kind of digraph introduced in phase 5.

spine lake

bone

tune

High Frequency WordsHigh frequency words are the words that

children encounter most in their independent reading.

They need to build up a sight vocabulary of these words.

This will significantly help the fluency of their reading.

How do the children learn phonics in school?Children will have a four part lesson each day,

lasting about twenty minutes.They will practise what they have already learnedThey will work on new learningThey will practise their new learning individually,

with a partner or group and as a whole class.They will apply their learning in an activity.Children will learn together as a whole class, and

will also have opportunities to revisit and practise earlier learning, as and when they need to.

Phonics Screening CheckChildren will be tested in the summer

term.Parents will be informed of the date nearer

the time.The check requires children to be able to

use all of the sounds learnt up to Phase 5. The check uses real and pseudo words to

assess children's ability to decode.

Phonic packs• Phoneme flashcards• Words with sound buttons to blend• Real and nonsense words to sort• Matching pictures and words – blending and segmenting• Sound mat• Tricky word mat

How can you support your child at home?

Thank you for coming

Remember phonics, reading and spelling at home should…

... be done little and often. … be fun. … link to your child’s interests.