an introduction to phonics, spelling, punctuation and grammar primary literacy at bsj
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An introduction to phonics, spelling, punctuation and grammar
Primary Literacy at BSJ
Introduction◻Welcome
◻Purpose of the workshop
◻Questions and activities
◻This presentation will be emailed to you
Mission StatementTo Inspire, Challenge and Nurture for Excellence
Our Guiding Principles:✓ to sustain our reputation for academic excellence by providing a rigorous and
balanced international curriculum.✓ to enable our students to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners
who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.✓ to foster leadership abilities in our students within a friendly and caring
community that inspires, challenges and reflects our international ethos.✓ to enable our students to develop a strong sense of belonging, respect and social
responsibility in order to create a better more peaceful world.✓ to be internationally recognized for our commitment to education for
international understanding and partnerships.
What is phonics?An approach to teaching reading and writing.⬜Phoneme: the sound⬜Grapheme: the written
representation⬜Digraph: two letters making one
phoneme, e.g. ‘sh’ in ship.⬜Segment: split a word into
phonemes in order to spell⬜Blend: draw individual phonemes
together to read
Revisit: revise the previous day’s session
sh
Revisit: revise the previous day’s session
shshop ship shine
shock
Teach: something new!
a-e
Teach: something new!a-egame
tame lameshame
Practise: pupils have a go
reading and highlightinggame onlinemagnetic lettersjumbled up letters
Apply: child to show their understanding
Reading sentences:The lion is lame.The game is on Saturday.Writing sentences:oral dictation
How do we promote a love of reading?
⬜Daily guided reading sessions for pupils to apply their reading skills⬜Timetabled visits to the library and
encouragement to visit at break/lunchtimes⬜Home readers with a wide selection of texts to
choose from⬜Listening to stories/exciting stimulus during
literacy lessons.
Spelling: is it important?
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs!cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Spelling at BSJ
⬜Develop an interest in words⬜Feel safe trying new words⬜Know about spelling patterns⬜Develop a range of strategies to
spell⬜Explore the meanings of words
Foundation and Key Stage 1 Spelling
⬜Spelling in Foundation and Key Stage 1 is primarily taught through Letters and Sounds.⬜100 High Frequency Words (HFW),
The next 200 High Frequency Words.
Key Stage 2: No Nonsense Spelling
⬜Comprehensive and progressive⬜Exploring spelling words linked by
patterns and rules⬜Different strategies for practising⬜Routines for learning spellings⬜Links with home learning
KS2 Spelling: Journals⬜practising strategies⬜learning words⬜recording rules/conventions/
generalisations as an aide-memoire⬜word lists of really tricky words⬜‘Having a go’ at the point of
writing⬜ongoing record of words learnt⬜investigations⬜recording spelling targets or goals⬜spelling tests
KS2 spelling: No Nonsense structure
⬜Revise, teach, practise, apply, assess: these are types of lessons⬜Focus and an activity
KS2 spelling: Strategies
Let’s try!
KS2 Spelling: Strategies
⬜Look, Cover, Write, Check⬜Trace, Copy and Replicate⬜Segmentation Strategy⬜QuickWrite⬜Drawing around the word (boxes)⬜Drawing an image around the word⬜Words without vowels⬜Pyramid Words
Spelling: How can I help at home?◻Use some of the strategies we just practised
at home◻Limit the number of words to five a week to
ensure success and enable deeper learning◻ Support your child learning spellings in
context, e.g. in a given sentence, generating sentences for each word, saying a sentence which include the focused word◻Talking about spelling and expectating the
correct application in writing once a word has been learned.
Punctuation and Grammar
◻Taught within the context of a literacy lesson/sequence◻Explore the rule/punctuation mark◻Play/try it out◻Cross curricular links◻Expectation
Thank you. Any questions?
◻Volunteer and visit often◻Feel free to make suggestions ◻Leave feedback on today’s workshop here. ◻Queries or questions? Email:⬜[email protected]⬜[email protected]
Useful links
◻Literacy Trust◻Phonics Play◻No Nonsense Spelling