the priory school. the five basic skills for reading and writing are: 1. learning the letter sounds...
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JOLLY PHONICS WORKSHOPThe Priory School
The five basic skills for reading and writing are:
1. Learning the letter sounds2. Learning letter formation3. Blending4. Identifying sounds in words5. Spelling the tricky words
THE 42 PHONEMES
s, a, t, i, p, nc k, e, h, r, m, dg, o, u, l, f, bai, j, oa, ie, ee, orz, w, ng, v, oo, ooy, x, ch, sh, th, thqu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar
Storylines and ActionsLearning the /m/ sound:Storyline – Discussion about
favourite mealAction – rub tummy and say mmmmmm
Objects that begin with /m/Other words containing the /m/
sound
Letter FormationIn the air, on backs, in sandUsing playdoh, counters, magnetic
lettersOn the board, paintingOn paperPossibilities endless!
Pencil GripTripod grip
Pressure on pencil‘O’ anticlockwise‘d’ and ‘e’ start from the middleAll other letters start from the top
BLENDINGRecognising the letter sounds in a written
word and blending them together to pronounce the word.
c-u-p = cup
s a t p i n
Sat it pat tap pan nip
DigraphsSome sounds (digraphs) are represented by
two lettersSh sh-i-pee f-ee-tai r-ai-nSound out the digraph, not the individual
letters.
SpellingSpell through hearing sounds in
words.Initial sound, end sound, middle
soundBegin with three-letter wordsPraise good attempts
Tricky WordsIrregular spelling, cannot be read by blending
I go they said wasMany high frequency words are ‘tricky’ words
Tricky Words Some words begin ‘tricky’ but become decodable
out fish boy
Independent WritingThe children need to know:The 42 letter soundsHow to hear the sounds in wordsOne way of writing the letters for
the soundsWhat they want to say
Reading and writing is fun!Make reading and writing funLots of praise and encouragement
USEFUL WEBSITESfocusonphonics.co.uk/sound.htmphonicsplay.co.ukstarfall.com (click on the ABCs)youtube has The Jolly Phonics songs and
actionsletters-and-sounds.comtopmarks.co.uk