Welcome to Mrs Mc Gill P 1 Mrs

Welcome to Mrs Mc. Gill (P 1) Mrs Heron (P 2)

Introduction to Jolly Phonics • Jolly Phonics uses sounds to teach children to read and write. • The children are taught the sounds that letters make. They do not learn the letter names until they know all of the sounds. For example: at = a. . t. . . Not a (ay) t (tee) • The sounds are not taught in alphabetical order. • We begin with the s a t i p n sounds because we can make lots of 2 and 3 letter words with these. e. g. at it sat tip pin pat

Introduction to Jolly Phonics • There are 26 letters in the Alphabet but there are 42 sounds • Some sounds sound the same but are written in different ways E. g. go, toe, know, note, coat (same sound, different spelling) • Some sounds look the same but make different sounds E. g. The bow of a ship/ The bow in my hair (same spelling, different sound) • Over the next two years (P 1 -P 2) your child will be exposed to all of the sounds in the English language

Primary 1 Jolly Phonics In P 1 your child will learn the following single sounds: satipn ckehrmd goulfbj zwvyx Story, song and action for each

Vowel sounds- difficult for children e and i For ‘e’ put your chin down. For ‘i’ clench your teeth. Think about sit and set o and u For ‘o’ keep your mouth round like the sound. For ‘u’ make your mouth long. Think about cot and cut.

Correct pronunciation of the sounds is crucial f- top teeth need to touch bottom lip, blow breath - NOT fuh l- tongue needs to touch roof of the mouth behind the front teeth - NOT la h- mouth open, puff as if out of breath – NOT huh p- lips together, puff air out – NOT puh n- tongue touches roof of mouth- NOT na th- (voiced: this, that, these) (breath: thick, thin, thieves)

Digraphs (two letters making one sound) ay oa ie ee or day coat tie bee for ng oo oo ch sh ring book zoo chat th th qu ou this thick quit house ue er ar water car cue shop oi coin

Digraph song To the tune of ‘If you’re happy and you know it’. Change to suit the digraph. This song is for ‘oa’. o and a together give us oa, o and a together, o and a together give us oa

Digraphs To help children learn the digraphs and to see them in words we use smiley faces for digraph sounds and sound buttons for single sounds. E. g. 3 single sounds with sound buttons 1 digraph and 2 single sounds

Reading tips using sounds and digraphs • Please encourage your child to keep their finger under the words while reading so they can follow the story more accurately. • In their reading book your child may find some words difficult as they haven’t learnt all the sounds/digraphs yet. • Let your child use their phonic skills as much as possible and then use the book’s illustrations as a clue. E. g. Bowl, blue, rain (P 2 sounds)

Writing in P 1 The children will be learning how to write each letter. It is very important that they learn how to form the letter correctly. Correct letter formation will lend itself to learning joined handwriting when your child is in P 4. Most letters end with a tail flick for joining later on e. g. a u i l d h mn

Read, Write, Inc. (letter formation) Jolly Phonics is an excellent tool for teaching reading and writing, however there is no focus on letter formation. Alongside the Jolly Phonics scheme we use the Read, Write, Inc. letter formation resources. Letter formation is taught using rhymes and visuals, which are easy for the children to remember.

An example of independent writing in P 1 Using the ‘ee’ sound a child may write the following sentence: I eet meet when Mummee feeds me. You should always praise your child’s efforts when writing and also show him/her the way ‘an adult’ would write this sentence. This means that while the child is using their sounds to write words they are also building their sight vocabulary. eet- eat meet- meat mummee- mummy

Primary 2 Jolly Phonics Sept-Oct • We revise all of the sounds taught in P 1 • Single sounds s a t i p n etc • Digraph sounds ch sh ay ee ng • Revision of letter formation • Revise reading strategies • use of reading finger to point to the words • use of pictures as clues • use of sounding out words • finding Tricky Words

Primary 2 Jolly Phonics After Hallowe’en- Alternative Digraphs In P 2 your child will be learning the different ways of writing one sound. e. g. ee ea y

Alternative Digraph Sounds • oy/oi • ou/ow • ee/ea/y • er/ir/ur • au/aw • ay/ai/a_e • ie/i_e/igh/y • oa/oe/o_e/ow • ue/u_e/ew • ue/ew (oo) boy / coin out / now sweet/ treat/ mammy her / girl / hurt autumn / draw rain / say / name tie / five / right / sky coat / toe / rope/ row fuel / cube/ few blue / flew

Alternative Digraphs There are stories and actions that go with these sounds too. These form part of your child’s Literacy homework in Term 2.

Writing in P 2 By this stage your child has developed their letter formation through sensory experiences such as in the sand, air writing, painting, chalk etc Now they are writing words and sentences and are learning to size the letters correctly. We remind the children of letter sizing using the concept of a house: attic, house, cellar

Tricky Words are taught in P 1 and P 2. They are words that cannot be ‘sounded out’. e. g. Try sounding out the= th-e was= w-a-s Your child must learn to read and write these words from memory. Daily revision of these is essential. The Over‐Use of a Phonics Strategy An over-reliance on decoding words results in a lack of reading fluency.

Correct Pencil Grip P 1 & P 2 • Tripod grip • ‘Froggy legs’ • frog on a log

Correct Pencil Grip- Tips

P 1 and P 2 How can you help at home? • Learn sounds in sound book • P 1 learn 2 sounds & 2 Tricky Words per week • P 2 learn 1 set of alternative digraph sounds (ee, ea, y) & 2 Tricky Words per week • Listen to reading every night.

How you can help at home • Reading books: search for sounds and digraph sounds • Encourage the use of reading finger when reading at home. • Talk about sounds – in names/surnames of people, places, sign posts etc • Build words – cut them up and get your child to put them back together. • Play ‘Robots’ and talk in sounds e. g. ‘Let’s go to the p-ar-k ‘G-oo-d b-oy/ g-ir-l!’

How you can help at home • Encourage correct pencil grip, letter formation and ‘house rule’ sizing. • When writing, encourage your child to ‘have a go’ and praise their efforts, e. g. Mamee- but also show them the correct way to spell a word so that they learn the correct spelling.

Useful websites www. starfall. com http: //jollylearning. co. uk/ Jolly jingles on Youtube http: //www. letters-and-sounds. com/ http: //www. phonicsplay. co. uk/ http: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/ks 1/lite racy/phonics/play/ Downloadable apps on tablets and ipads.

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