Phonics Class

Lesson 1
 Parents Phonics Class

Lesson # Topics Lesson # Topics

Lesson 1 What is Phonics? Lesson 9 Vowels combination
Lesson 2 Letters & sounds Lesson 10 R-controlled vowels
Lesson 3 Letters & sounds Lesson 11 Other combination
Lesson 4 Beginning sounds Lesson 12 Blending
Lesson 5 Ending sounds Lesson 13 Blending
Lesson 6 Short vowels Lesson 14 Segmenting
Lesson 7 Long vowels Lesson 15 Segmenting
Lesson 8 Consonant digraphs
 Parents Phonics Class

• What is phonics?
• Why phonics is important?
• When is phonics usually taught?
 What is phonics ?

• Phonics is a system of relationships

between letters and sounds in a
language.

• When you learn that the letter B has the

sound of /b/ and that "tion" sounds like
/shun/, you are learning phonics.
 Why is phonics important?

• Learning phonics will help you to learn to

read and spell. Written language can be
compared to a code, so knowing the sounds
of letters and letter combinations will help
you to decode words as you read.

• Knowing phonics will also help you

know which letters to use as you write
words.
 Why is phonics important?
In 2006 Sir Jim Rose completed his independent review of
the teaching of early reading.
The independent review report, provided clear
recommendations on what constitutes 'high quality
phonics work'.

The 'simple view of reading'

The Rose Report makes a number of recommendations
for the teaching of early reading. It makes clear that
there are two dimensions to reading – ‘word
recognition’ and ‘language comprehension’.
 Why is phonics important?

High-quality phonics teaching secures the

crucial skills of word recognition that, once
mastered, enable you to read fluently and
automatically. Once you are a fluent reader,
you are able to concentrate on the meaning of
the text.
 Why is phonics important?

The ‘simple view of reading’ shows that both

dimensions are necessary to achieve fluent reading.
However, the balance between word recognition
and language comprehension shifts as children
acquire secure and automatic decoding skills and
progress from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to
learn’ for purpose and pleasure. The ultimate goal
of learning to read is comprehension.
 Stages of learning phonics
• the letters and sounds.
• soft and hard sounds and short and long
sounds, all the sounds of letters and letter
combinations.
• short and long vowels, consonant digraphs,
vowels combination, decoding, making
words.
• practice reading and spelling words
containing those letters and patterns.
 All children are different

• People vary in the amount of phonics instruction

they need and when they need it.

• Some people need very little phonics

instruction, while others still benefit
from phonics instruction later on in
learning.
 Key concept and skills

Concept 1
• Sounds (phonemes) are represented by
letters (graphemes: shapes of the letters)

• English is an alphabetic language –

unlike Chinese, for example, where
whole words are represented by
characters.
 Key concept and skills

Concept 2
• A phoneme can be represented by one
letter (grapheme) or by a group of 2 or
more letters. (e.g. ‘sh’, ‘igh’,
‘eigh’)

• There are 26 alphabetical letters with 44

sounds
 Letters and Sounds
26 letters
A B C D E F G H

I
J K L M N O P Q
R S T U V W
X Y Z
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEN4vtH4Ic
ABC song
 Letters and Sounds
Part 1
a b c d e f g h
j k l m n o p
i
r s t u v w
q
x y z
 Letters and Sounds
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh
Ii
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCFfkqmU2A&feature=relmfu
 Letters and Sounds
Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fotkt0dPra0&feature=relmfu
 Letters and Sounds
Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHcI2vtjybU&feature=watch_response
 Methods

1. Sound out each letter, instead of saying

the name of the letter, do not add ‘uh’
at the end of the sound
2. Match the sounds with pictures
3. Sing ABC and phonics songs
4. Play phonics games
5. Practice, practice, practice
 Phonics Song
Phonics Song
ABC song by Super simple songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEN4vtH4Ic
Phonics Song A-I by Super simple songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCFfkqmU2A&feature=relmfu
Phonics Song J-R by Super simple songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fotkt0dPra0&feature=relmfu
Phonics Song R-Z by Super simple songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHcI2vtjybU&feature=watch_response
Phonics Song by KidsTV123
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AbG7Wd2Soc&feature=related
 Phonics Game
• Matching upper and lower case
http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/teddybearPicnic_v2.html

• ABC order
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asp

• Identify the letter

http://www.fisher-price.com/us/fun/games/phonics/default.asp

• Letters and pictures

http://kidport.com/GradeK/LanguagesArts/Workbook/Langk_LetterPictures.htm
 Class Game

Alphabetical Order
2 teams use a plastic film stick on the
board.
Spray some shaving cream.
Each member needs to take a turn and
write the alphabet in order.
 Class Game

Circle time
Sit in a circle and name the
alphabet , when it is a vowel, they
need to stand up.
Start from who made a mistake.
When letter sequence is mastered,
let’s try with the sounds.
 Class Game

Odd out the cards

2 teams
Each parent will need to name the
different sound in each card.
 What we have learnt today

• Letters and sounds

• There are 26 letters and 44 sounds
• Alphabetical order
• Phonics songs
• Practice skills
Matching upper and lower case
Identifying the letter
Match letter and picture