1 Your child’s reading journeyWelcome Blackburn The Redeemer Primary School St Stephen’s Tockholes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrvpcbRntIg
2 The start of a fantastic journeyLearning to read: A vital skill for life, exciting and fun. It can open up new worlds - and can lead to a life-long love of reading. You can help your child take their first steps on their very own reading adventure…
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4 Learning to read: phonics What is phonics?Phonics is an important skill that children learn when they come to school. Children are taught to read letters or groups of letters (graphemes) by saying the sound(s) they represent (phonemes). For example, they are taught that the letter /m/ sounds like ‘mmm’ when we say it. Children can then start to read words by blending the sounds together to make a word (e.g. ‘m-a-t’). You may like to add an extra slide here to say how you teach phonics at your school What phonics programme you use How parents can help More about using phonics for writing – ie segmenting to write…
5 Phonics teaching at the Redeemer and at TockholesPhonics teaching follows a six phase programme, starting at foundation stage and continuing through key stage 1. Phonics sessions are taught daily for 15 minutes.
6 Progression Children are regularly assessed, streamed into different ability groups and will be taught the phase at which they need to develop. Phase 1 (foundation stage) This phase focuses on speaking and listening skills. There will be opportunities for sound walks where children listen carefully to sounds around them and rhyme and story based activities. Phase 2 (foundation stage) This phase starts with the teaching of the sounds that these letters make: s, a, t, p, i, n. They will then be able to begin using these sounds to blend and segment words and read simple captions. For example sat, pin, pat, tin.
7 Phase 3 (foundation stage) This phase moves on to the teaching of sounds represented by more than one letter. For example; oa, ay, oo. Children will begin reading captions, sentences and questions using these sounds. Phase 4 (foundation stage) This phase concentrates on the teaching of adjacent consonants e.g swim, jump,clap. Phase 5 (through year 1) Children learn different ways of pronouncing the graphemes they already know. For example: ay, ai, eigh. Phase 6 (through year 2) Children work on spelling, including prefixes and suffixes, doubling and dropping letters. Some children may need further support with phonics. If this is the case this support will continue throughout key stage 2.
8 Phase 5 – example activityPhoneme spotter Alternative phonemes How many alternative sounds for ay can you spot?
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11 Learning to read: phonics What is the Phonics screening check?Carried out in June in year 1 and year 2 for those who don’t reach the expected standard in year 1. Are children using phonics for reading new words? Any children who are struggling are identified early and given appropriate support. You will be informed of your child’s results. Phonics Screening Check Due to be introduced in England in June 2012 for 6 yr olds at the end of Y1. The aim of this is to ensure children can be identified early if they are falling behind and given extra support so that they are able to read by the end of KS1.
12 Learning to read: comprehensionChildren also need to understand what the book is all about – this is called comprehension. Your child will be taught to draw on things like their own experience, or the story setting, to make sense of the book. Simple level (this book is about a party) Complex level (the author’s experience, hidden meanings etc). We call this inference and deduction.
13 Moving through book levelsDon’t worry about your child moving gradually through levels. Children become more confident, competent and fluent when reinforcing what they have read Consolidate the level that your child is working at – building fluency.
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15 At The Redeemer we provide…Up to date books and resources for reading. Variety of reading schemes to ensure children have access to a range of reading materials. All reading tastes/ genres Fiction and non-fiction
16 Foundation stage children are reading a wide variety of phonics based schemes. In key stage one, pupils read books from the Oxford reading scheme, Read, Write, Inc and the Bug Club. In key stage 2, pupils are encouraged to read a range of genres and text types.
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18 From reading…to writingIf a child struggles to read they will probably struggle to write. As children learn to sound out letters to read words, they can sound out letters to write words too. Breaking down words into sounds so that they can write them down is called segmenting. Your child will be encouraged to write from foundation stage. You may wan to add information about how you teach writing; Writing targets Etc.
19 Speaking and listeningSpeaking and listening are both really important in learning how to read and write. Children need… to listen to sounds within words to hear rhythm and rhyme in stories and poems to talk together and ask questions to build up a bank of words to use in reading and writing …so there will be lots of talk going on!
20 Reading at home – how can you help?We need to help your child get the best start in reading!
21 Reading at home – how can you help?Reading for enjoyment! 95% accuracy rate Comfort reading at home, further challenge at school during one to one/guided reading Listen to your child read – ideally every day, but little and often is best. Encourage your child to build up fluency. It’s really important also to read to your child. Question your child about what they have read and what might happen next (see booklet for question prompts). Use your local library to find books together. Keep encouraging and praising your child! You may want to add Your policy for sending books home from school If you use a reading diary or journal – how this is used If you want parents to read for a set amount of time every day, You may also want to worry about the importance of parents not pushing their child on too much or making reading a pressurised activity.
22 Our policy Dependant on the year group – teachers will inform you.Children can read their book more than once. Reading records – please make note of any issues.
23 Moving into richer readingAs your child becomes more confident, they will start to read a wider range of material – which may include: Non-fiction, including encyclopaedias, recipes, instructions, football programmes … Poems, jokes and rhymes Comics and annuals Interactive e-Books Longer stories and series of books, like Harry Potter, or Beast Quest and Rainbow Fairies can help build stamina. The more children read and enjoy reading, the more likely they are to succeed. You may like to talk about parents’ role in helping children develop their choices
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25 Worried? https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/expert-help/helping-struggling-readers
26 Oxford Owl: FREE Parent Support WebsiteDesigned to help you help your child’s reading, from 3 to 11 years old A wealth of practical tips on how to get started with reading: Handy phonics guide (including how to say the sounds correctly) Ideas for motivating boys Top tips for keeping up with reading in the holidays Growing to 250 FREE eBooks with linked activities
27 Love Reading Online independent children’s bookstoreIncludes FREE extracts
28 Booktrust Book recommendations Children’s book newsAuthor and illustrator interviews Blogs
29 For further information about our reading policy see our website.
30 Thank you! Please take a booklet and write down your address on the slip provided if you have further questions.
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