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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 Contents

Introduction

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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Phonics: Getting it Right in a Week

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    A Paperback / softback by Angela Gill, David Waugh, Susan Wallace

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      Publisher Critical Publishing Ltd
      Published 27 September 2017
      ISBN-13 9781911106340
      978-1911106340
      ISBN-10 1911106341
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      Teacher training Teaching skills and techniques

      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 Contents

      Introduction

      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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