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All About PhonicsYear 1 Remedial 2015

What is phonics?The phonic sounds we make when speaking. We blend the sounds to make different sounds and words.

t-ea-ch-erph-o-n-i-c-s!

Learningphonicswill help children learn to read and spell.

Written language can be compared to a code. So, knowing the sounds of letters and letter combinations will help them decode words as they read.

Knowingphonicswill also help your child know which letters to use as they write words.PBS educating parents on phonics

Why phonics?What is the difference between the alphabet and phonics? Visual symbols or letters that represents the sounds we make when speaking. = alphabetSounds/ phonemesLetters=phonicsMethod or study of sounds to learn how to read with correct pronunciation. They are related

2. read1. speak3. write

I can learn!Without an understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds, comprehensive reading cannot occur.We need the alphabet to write what we hear or say accurately in written English!

What is a grapheme?

A grapheme is a letter or a number of letters (symbols) that represent a sound (phoneme) in a word.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chartWhen do I teach phonics?From Kindergarten or whenever the learner is ready some is ready as early as 3 years.Specifically for phonemic awareness during English lessons.Daily across the curriculum.When teaching sound work, word-building, spelling, reading and writing.

How do I teach phonics?

Active LearningCo-operative LearningFace to Face (traditional) Teaching POLESPupilOrganizedLearningEnvironmentsProject-Based LearningWhole class teachingGroup tasksPaired workDifferentiated tasksVerbal activities/ challengesIndependent writingGuided Reading

What about Year 3 and 4 who missed learning phonics?

Make sure they understand the difference between letters and sounds.Introduce it through modelling and constant practice.Display the phonic and letter alphabets in class. Constantly ask students which sounds they hear and which letters they will use to represent it.

Which RESOURCES are EFFECTIVE?

A trained, knowledgeable and committed teacherEnglish TextbookLinus ProgramPhonic and Letter AlphabetsInteractive Pupil DisplaysLetter fans, flash cards, stories, books, the whole works Technology edutainment; audio and visual interactive programs/websites.Any recommended phonics program that has been proven successful. Demonstrate a successful resource or practice.

Assessment or Evaluation

Weekly Spelling HomeworkDaily Spelling/ Phonic GamesWeekly Spelling TestsWord Meaning ChecksReading and Writing Level AssessmentsInformal and formal evaluations during speaking, reading and writing activities.

Spelling alphabetically OR phonetically.It is important to start implementing both as soon as the learner understands the concepts of sounds and letters.Asking learners to sound it out for phonetic application AND to spell a word using the letters of the alphabet gradually results in them being able to distinguish between the two concepts.They do become aware that there is a difference between sounding a word out(with blends) and spelling it with individual alphabet letters.

s-i-n-g-i-n-gs-i-ng-i-ngPhonetically sounding it out.Alphabetical spelling of the word.Can every sound we make be written with alphabet letters? Lets make some noise and see!

Closing Activity 1How would teaching phonics in Bahasa Malay change the sounds and actions?Closing Activity 2Think of one sound and letter, then demonstrate an action+sound+word you would apply if you used phonics in Malay. Rule: You cannot repeat an example someone else have used already.

m for ???Attendants to take/ view samples of resources and a list of websites available as a mingling/ feedback activity at the end.