⭐️Year 1 Phonics Activities ⭐️
Floppy's Phonics Oxford Level 1 Sounds
Floppy's Phonics Oxford Level 2 Sounds
Floppy's Phonics Oxford Level 3 Sounds
Floppy's Phonics Oxford Level 4 Sounds
What is phonics?
At Marsh Green we teach your children phonics. Our approach to learning phonics in Early Years, Year 1 and Year 2 is through using Oxford Reading Tree's Floppy's Phonics Programme. This provides us with games and resources to support our teaching of phonics. It aims to build pupils’ speaking and listening skills, as well as prepare pupils to learn to read, by developing their phonic knowledge and skills. It sets out a detailed programme for teaching phonic skills, with the aim of pupils becoming fluent readers by age seven.
What is the Phonics Screening check?
The national phonics screening check was introduced in 2012 to all Year 1 pupils. It is a short, statutory assessment to ensure that children are making sufficient progress in the phonics skills to read words and are on track to become fluent readers who can enjoy reading for pleasure and for learning.
The Screening will take place the week of the 13th June 2016.
How is the check structured?
The check consists of a list of 40 words, half real words and half nonsense words, the nonsense words will be shown to your child with a picture of an alien. This not only makes the check a bit more fun, but provides the children with a context for the nonsense word which is independent from any existing vocabulary they may have.
Why are nonsense words included in the screening check?
•Nonsense words are an established assessment method of many schools, and are included in many phonics programmes. They are included because they will be new to all pupils, so there won’t be a bias to those with a good vocabulary knowledge or visual memory of words. This is a test of a child’s ability to decode using phonics. Children who can read non-words should have the skills to decode almost any unfamiliar word.
Why is it important?
We want all children to be fluent and passionate readers and therefore go on to achieve their full potential.
“Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.”
Tomie dePaola
What we can do to help your child
•Daily whole class phonic lessons
•Targetted small group daily phonics sessions with Mrs Withrington
•Targetted small group sessions with the class teacher
•Setting weekly phonics homework
What you can do to help your child
•Complete weekly phonics homework
•Play phonic games
•Visit the library
•Download and play phonic apps
•Do some phonics every day!
What shall I do if my child is struggling to decode?
•Say each sound in the word from left to right.
•Blend the sounds by pointing to each letter, i.e. /b/ in bat, or letter group, i.e. /igh/ in sigh, as you say the sound, then run your finger under the whole word as you say it.
•Talk about the meaning if your child does not understand the word they have read.
•Work at your child’s pace and have FUN!
What happens after the screening check?
•The check is not about passing or failing but checking appropriate progress is being made
•If children do not reach the required standard, then we will be in touch to discuss plans and offer additional, tailored support to ensure that your child improves their reading skills
•Children progress at different speeds so not reaching the threshold score does not necessarily mean there is a serious problem. Your child will re-sit the check the following summer term
If you would like to purchase any phonic apps these are good!