P1 Curricular Workshop for Parents
Part 2
Progression through
literacy and numeracy
We strive to be excellent in all we say, make, write and do
Aims of the workshop
To share:
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What we are currently learning in Literacy and Numeracy
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Progression in learning
What you can do to support at home using the resources you
have
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To provide answers to any questions regarding learning
We strive to be excellent in all we say, make, write and do
Phonics
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All initial sounds are now taught
Moving onto diagraphs; two letters that represent one sound eg
sh, ch, th, wh, ph, ee, oo, ie, ck
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Growing phonic knowledge is now being used to word build 3 and
4 letter words; CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant words eg. cat,
bed, pin) and break down longer words
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The journey from recognising sounds in isolation to blending
two sounds together i.e. s – a = sa, s – a - t = sat
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We strive to be excellent in all we say, make, write and do
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C….a…..t
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Sh….i….p
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Sh…ee…p
Break down words into sounds to read.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz82FBYiug
At home
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Encourage your children to find sounds/words they know during
stories
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Pack of initial sound cards if you think you want to practice them
at home
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Build words in fun ways i.e. playdough, paint, sand, aquadoodle,
etchasketch, easels, whiteboards and pens
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Look out for the weekly sound in homework jotter and focus upon
this at home.
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Sounds and letter names are different - Aa
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcfIbI_wY5Q
ORT Words
•ORT
words are often referred to as ‘sight’ vocabulary. We just remember
how they look they help children’s reading to become more fluent and are
often repeated in reading books.
•Children
are exposed to 3 ORT words per trunk story ; Read, write and find
approach. Children need to learn the core stage words before moving on to
a new stage. They also might need extra books to reinforce the words.
•Children
often memorise reading books. Check their knowledge of words by
asking them to point to individual words out of sentence order.
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Encouraged to take a “photo”
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Reinforced daily
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Via Workshop for Literacy approach
We strive to be excellent in all we say, make, write and do
ORT at Home
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Share book often
Talk about what is happening in the story
Question your child on the story
Post its – stick around room with ORT words ask your child to find
them
Find them in stories
Homework and reading tasks shared with a family member and
completed at home – returned to school for a Thursday and signed
by an adult
Common Words
• Star words
• Delivered in groups of 2/3 in class per week, again these words
are sight vocabulary words and just need to be recalled and
encourage fluency in reading
• By the end of Primary One we want children to confidently read
and write first 25 and beyond
• Their ability to recognise, recall and write common words gives
them the tools to access other areas of the curriculum
Reading Strategies
The following strategies are being taught in
class to support the children’s reading.
Use Picture clues
 Sound out and blend
 Look for star words
 Miss out a word and read on
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Writing
Many are still writing emergently but some are on their journey
to independence
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want to encourage our children to have a go and be confident
to write. We want our children to be creative.
•Stretch
the words out like bubble gum – c – a – t
Use of the 4 finger check – Children are encouraged to use this
self assessment template to check their own work. Capital letter,
finger space, full stop, does it make sense?
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•Tickled
Pink and Green for Growth
We strive to be excellent in all we say, make, write and do
Colourful Semantics
Strategy used in Speech and Language Therapy to support sentence construction
but is more widely being used in schools
In Kelty we are using it to support sentence construction in writing.
Primary One children have been learning to form sentences using
Who – doing – what words. i.e. The cow was eating the grass.
Writing support at home
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With pencil control, to support good habits
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Encouragement of the 4 finger check
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Encourage your child to write for a purpose at home and have a
go. Don’t correct spelling errors!
The Number System
Number 0
The Number System
Number 1
The Number System
Number 2
The Number System
Number 3
The Number System
Number 4
The Number System
Number 4
The Number System
Number 5
The Number System
Number 6
The Number System
Number 7
The Number System
Number 8
The Number System
Number 9
The Number System
Number 10
True or False?
Use your True or False Fan to answer each question!
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Why was it so difficult?
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it’s brand new,
they are unfamiliar,
we have not had lots of practice,
we went too fast
we weren’t explaining it as we went along
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Were you able to use any strategies?
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Numeracy – The Strategies
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Basic strategies used by the children at the early stages of
number is lots of practice of concept of the number. Counting
objects, reference to a number line, fingers.
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Doubles and near doubles or known in class as “Double Trouble
and Near Doubles”.
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Clapping Rhymes and adding zero online clip.
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Picture prompts
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Holding the number in your head and counting on
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Recall of number stories to 10 eg
Story of 3 - 0+3, 1+2, 2+1, 3+0
We strive to be excellent in all we say, make, write and do
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auem
1DFtDrY – Double Numbers
Numeracy – The Skills
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Numbers to 10, 20 and 100 – patterns of number, and their
values
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Tens and units – place value
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Addition and Subtraction to 10, 20 and beyond
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Numbers before and after
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Transfer learned skills into real life contexts
We strive to be excellent in all we say, make, write and do
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT_
wvvEvkw4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dJ
WfQHF8Y
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tx0r
vuXIRg
Any Questions?