Parent Presentation
Phonics, early reading and
spelling
Aims of the Presentation
To provide an introduction to the first steps
of phonics and early stages of reading
 Letters and Sounds
 To show how spelling is taught in key
stage 1
 To give ideas for how parents can help
with their child’s reading and spelling at
home
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First steps to phonics
Phoneme – a single unit of sound
We will cover these phonemes first
 Set 1:
s
a
t
p
 Set 2:
i
n
m
d
 Set 3:
g
o
c
k
 Set 4:
ck
e
u
r
 Set 5:
h
b
f, ff l, ll ss
 Set 6:
j
v
w
x
 Set 7:
y
z, zz qu
Phonemes
We then move on to these phonemes
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ch
ai
oo
ow
air
sh
ee
ar
oi
ure
th
igh
or
ear
er
ng
oa
ur
air
The way we write these phonemes is called a grapheme
Phase 5
Alternative spelling patterns
(igh, ie, i_e)
Alternative pronunciations
(ow e.g. low, down)
Tricky words
Reading and spelling words
k
Spellings
Year 1 and 2 spellings.
The focus is on the children learning alternative
spellings for each phoneme.
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Sound chart – 44 sounds /alternative spellings.
Look Cover Write Check
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High Frequency words
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Early stages of reading
Techniques to use at home
First books will not contain any words
 Use pictures as clues
 Tricky words
 Phonic clues
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Guided Reading
Developing an ability to recognise words
automatically and to decode words silently
or aloud
 Developing comprehension skills
 Look at a selection of guided reading
books
 Question your child after reading.
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