Stay and Play Session 1 Tuesday 10 th

Stay and Play Session 1 Tuesday 10 th October 2017 Reading and Phonics

Why are we here? To give a brief overview of how we start to teach reading and phonics in school. To demonstrate how you can best support your child at home.

Fitting in reading can be tricky! I know we’re late. Hurry up! Eat your cereal and read that book! I can’t concentrate! It’s far too noisy!

Top tips to make reading easier Routine – find a good regular time No distractions 1 -1 time – take turns if necessary A little often – 10 minutes a day Make it fun – a pleasurable experience for everyone • If it’s not working – rethink, talk to us. • Try to find time to read to your child as well. • Use pure sounds and encourage your child to sound out and blend the words – please ask if you’re not sure. • • •

Jolly Phonics Sounds and Actions

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A Jolly Phonics app is available if you can’t get enough of all the songs!

Blending for reading (robot arms!) Building words from phonemes to read. m a t mat

Blending for reading Building words from phonemes to read. qu ee n queen

Blending for reading Building words from phonemes to read. s t r i ng string

Split digraphs – (you might have learnt this as ‘magic E’). home

Tricky words or high frequency words • There are some words which you cannot sound out and which children just need to learn by sight e. g. come, was. • The most common ones which occur in the reading scheme are sent home on the coloured cards.

Make it fun • • • There are plenty of games you can play to make learning to read more interesting. Try playing i-spy, the normal way or by ‘sound-talking’ the items to encourage blending. If your child finds the word cards boring, try hiding them around the house.

Reading with understanding • Talk about; characters, plot, setting etc. • Think: who, what, when, where, why.

Want to know more? The date for the next Stay and Play session is Monday 27 th November and theme is Mathematics in the Early Years. Have a look at our class section of the school website: http: //www. christchurchlancaster. lancs. sch. uk/index. php? category_id=15

Any questions?