HOLY TRINITY C of E PRIMARY SCHOOL
Welcome to the
Phonics and
Reading Workshop
10th November 2016
AIMS
How phonics works
 Read, Write, Inc @ Holy Trinity
 Resources
 How you can help @ home
 Year 1 Phonics Check
 Questions
How Phonics work
Phonics is all about using….
Skills for reading
and spelling
+
Knowledge of
the alphabet
Learning phonics will help your child to
become a good reader and writer.
How Phonics work
Key words that your child will be taught are:
Phoneme
Grapheme
Digraph (consonant, vowel and split)
Trigraph
CVC
Segmenting
Blending
Tricky words
Read, Write, Inc
Children have phonics for 20 minutes every day.
 The lessons are fast-paced and focus on giving
positive praise.
 The children learn a new sound everyday and
recap the sounds that they already know.
 There is a simple lesson structure which is
familiar to the children.
 Children are regularly assessed to check their
progress.
Read, Write, Inc
Resources
Helping at home
Apps
 Mr Thorne does phonics.
 Eggy 100
 Spelling Bug
 Alphabet racing
 Abc pocket phonics
 Twinkl alphabet cards and letter formation
 Cbeebies magazine
Useful websites
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/ph
onics/play/
http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
http://www.familylearning.org.uk/phonics_ga
mes.html
http://www.alphablocks.tv/
Helping at home
Games – I Spy
 Bingo
 Letter formation with playdough or in
cornflour or foamy soap
 Sound treasure hunts
 Alien word games
 Create rhyming strings
 Pairs
Warning!
Phonics is the ability to decode words.
It does not follow that your child will be on a high
reading level just because they can decode words
phonetically.
Comprehension + Phonic knowledge
= Good Reading
What is the Phonics Screening
Check?
• Government initiative that is a quick
and easy check of your child’s phonics
knowledge.
• The check will take place during the
week commencing Monday 12th June.
What is the Phonics Screening
Check?
• Child will sit with their class teacher, in a quiet
room, and be asked to read 40 words aloud
• 20 words are real words, 20 are non-words
• The check will only take a few minutes to
complete and there is no time limit. If a child is
struggling the teacher will stop the test or let the
child have a break before returning to it.
Useful website
• Oxford Owl Website
After the check
• You will be informed whether your child has
reached the threshold for the test – probably at
the same time as the reports are given out
• If your child has not reached the threshold we
will let you know what will be put in place for
them in Year 2 to help them – they will repeat
the check in Year 2
Any questions?