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Information, programs, games, activities and resources selected by SPELD teachers to support the teaching of phonics. Reception End of Term 1 Test Materials Reception End of Term 2 Test Materials Reception End of Term 3 Test Materials Reception End of Term 4 Test Materials Information Components for 90-Minute Wave 1 Literacy Blocks throughout Primary Years FAQ
When should I use c, k and ck? Games / Activities
Resources Literature that supports introduction of new sounds Synthetic Phonics Assessment [top] Year: Reception These tests were created for the SPELD SA Study to provide teachers with a tool for monitoring their students’ achievement on a term by term basis. The content of the tests relates directly to the progression of skills in the Scope and Sequence Chart. Reception: Synthetic phonics scope and sequence chart Reception: Overview of skills assessed each term Reception End of Term 1 Test Materials [top] Reception T1 1. Read 42 sounds Reception T1 2. Form lowercase letter correctly and pencil grip Reception T1 5. Read regular words Reception T1 6. Read special words Reception T1 class results spreadsheet - excel document (if you can't download this file email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , requesting us to email you the file or use the printable version below) Reception T1 class results spreadsheets - printable PDF version Reception T1 individual student results summary Reception End of Term 2 Test Materials [top] Reception T2 1. Read 42 sounds Reception T2 3&4. Give name of lowercase letters and uppercase letters Reception T2 5,6&7. Form upper and lowercase letter correctly and pencil grip Reception T2 7&10. Instructions, short & long vowels and pencil grip Reception T2 8. Read regular words Reception T2 9. Read special words Reception T2 12&13 Write regular and special words Reception T2 class results spreadsheet (if you can't download this file email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , requesting us to email you the file or use the printable version below) Reception T2 class results spreadsheet - printable PDF version Reception T2 individual student results summary Reception T2 Reading Fluency Test - Teacher Sheet Reception T2 Reading Fluency Test - Prompt and Recording Sheet Reception End of Term 3 Test Materials [top] Reception T3 1. Read 42 sounds Reception T3 3&4. Give name of lowercase and uppercase letters Reception T3 5,6&7. Form upper and lowercase letter correctly and pencil grip Reception T3 7&10. Instructions, Short & long vowels and pencil grip Reception T3 8. Read regular words Reception T3 9. Read special words Reception T3 12&13. Write regular and special words Reception T3 class results spreadsheet (if you can't download this file email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , requesting us to email you the file or use the printable version below) Reception T3 class results spreadsheet - printable PDF version Reception T3 individual student results summary Reception T3 Reading Fluency Test - Teacher Sheet Reception T3 Reading Fluency Test - Prompt and Recording Sheet Reception T3 Writing Activity - Teacher Notes Reception T3 Writing Activity - Picture Reception End of Term 4 Test Materials [top] Reception T4 1. Read 42 sounds Reception T4 3&4. Give name of lowercase and uppercase letters Reception T4 5,6&7. Form upper & lowercase letter correctly and pencil grip Reception T4 7&10. Instructions, short & long vowels and pencil grip Reception T4 8. Read regular words Reception T4 9. Read special words Reception T4 12&13. Write regular and special words Reception T4 class results spreadsheet (if you can't download this file email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , requesting us to email you the file or use the printable version below) Reception T4 class results spreadsheet - printable PDF version Reception T4 individual student results summary Reception T4 Reading Fluency Test - Teacher Sheet Reception T4 Reading Fluency Test - Prompt and Recording Sheet Reception T4 Writing Activity - Teachers Notes Reception T4 Writing Activity - Picture Information [top] Helpful Hints for Blending [top] Helpful Hints for Blending - Sue Lloyd, author of Jolly Phonics If the short vowel does not sound right, try the long one. This works with regular and irregular words eg he, be, me, blind, mind, apron, able, emu, item, o’clock. If the letter c is followed by the vowels ‘e, i or y’, the sound is usually softened to ‘s’ as in face, dance and Nancy. If the letter g is followed by the vowels ‘e, i or y’, the sound is usually softened to ‘j’ as in gym, giant and podgy. When blending a ‘y’ which is not the first letter in the word, first try the short ‘i’ and if that doesn’t work, try the long ‘i’. Advice on ‘tweaking’ the sounds in a word: • as, resist, is etc. – the /s/ sound is more like a light /z/ sound Components for 90-Minute Wave 1 Literacy Blocks throughout Primary Years by Deslea Konza [top] FAQ [top]
When should I use c, k and ck? [top] I am looking at when to use c, k and ck. I have found the rules on when to use ck and k at the end of words but are there any guidelines on when to use c or k at the beginning of words? - Jan Polkinghorne accredited Jolly Phonics Trainer
The way I do it is to pull out a dictionary, get students to compare the number of pages of words starting with c to those starting with k. the c pages far exceed the k pages so the general rule of thumb is if you don’t know for sure use c not k because it is far more common.
You can further refine this later if you want but I wouldn’t to begin with. The letter k is substituted for c if /k/ is followed by an e, i, or y. – kin, sketch, kind, keep but there are exceptions like kangaroo. This approach later leads into the use of hard c soft c where c followed by e/i/y makes a ‘s’ sound not a “k” sound.
But for the receptions I would keep it simple. One good activity is to let them search for “k” sound words and keep a list of those beginning with c and those beginning with k.
Games / Activities [top]
Bottle Top Letters are designed for those who are using bottle tops with letters on to build words. Bottle Top Letters (Instructions) Bottle Top Letters - Print (Letters you can print for your bottle tops) Bottle Top Letters - Sassoon (Letters you can print for your bottle tops) - Jan Polkinghorne accredited Jolly Phonics Trainer (Reception and above)
A word sort activity involves sorting words into categories.
The student is given a master sheet with category headings and a sheet of words that have several types of contrasting sounds, spelling patterns or meanings. The student cuts out the words and sorts them into the given categories. They then examine the words in each category and create a ‘rule’ or generalisation.
For every rule, there are exceptions. Word sort activities call these words “odd bods”. Students should be encouraged to find out why a word does not fit the pattern or generalisation.
Resources [top] Word Bank – provides suitable words for blending practice - Created by Sue LloydQuestion Sentences (Group 1) - Created by Sue Lloyd Question Sentences (Group 2) - Created by Sue Lloyd It is important to give the children with reading problems material that they can decode for themselves. Often they feel that books are too hard for them. The above Question Sentences can help to fill the gap. They are sometimes amusing and provide another source of reading practice. Dictation Sentences 1 - Created by Sue Lloyd [top] Dictation Sentences 2 - Created by Sue Lloyd Dictation is one of the most effective ways to teach children to write. Sentences for dictation with tricky words are provided in the links above. Literature that supports introduction of new sounds - Compiled by Victoria Carlton ICE [top] The pdf printable chart below uses the letter-sound sequence of the Jolly Phonics program as its basic structure. Decodable reading books from a number of series have been inserted at the point where they will provide practice for previously learned letter-sound associations.
Some schools find it useful to cut these letter sound cards out, punch a hole in the corner and attach them with a split ring ( available at Office Works or similar). This is one way to help stop them being left home.
Print with a duplex printer or make double sided on your photo copier. Key rings PDF Precursive Sassoon set 1 and 2 - Print set 1 and 2 Key rings PDF Precursive Sassoon Set 3 and 4 - Print set 3 and 4 Key rings PDF Precursive Sassoon set 5 and 6 - Print set 5 and 6 Key rings PDF Precursive Sassoon set 7 - Print set 7 |
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