Description
Book Synopsis
- Is your knowledge and understanding of systematic synthetic phonics secure?
- Do you understand the difference between graphemes and phonemes?
- Is your phonics teaching both engaging and interactive?
Systematic synthetic phonics is central to the teaching of early reading and is a key element in Ofsted inspections. For your pupils, learning about phonics represents an integral part of their journey to becoming successful readers and writers. This book offers you tried and tested ideas for developing an understanding of phonics and the development of effective pedagogy. Designed to be read over a week, it is divided into seven concise chapters detailing clear strategies, examining the strategy in action and summarising the relevant underpinning theory.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Day 1: Grapheme-phoneme correspondence
Day 2: Blending and segmenting, decoding and encoding
Day 3: Digraphs: vowel digraphs, consonant digraphs, split digraphs, long vowel digraphs.
Day 4: Teaching “tricky” or common exception words
Day 5: Systematic teaching: planning lessons and series of lessons
Day 6: Phonics and spelling
Day 7: Phonics at KS2
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