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Getting Around the THRASS Chart
Learning Intention and Success Criteria
Learning Intention:
To identify and use the different sections of a Thrass Chart.
Success Criteria:
● Locate the letter boxes, consonant and phoneme sides of the
THRASS Chart.
● Sort and categories THRASS Words into different groups.● Explore and play games to identify the main parts of the THRASS Chart.
Who remembers this?
Did you learn that one letter makes
one sound ?
If we teach that one letter makes one sound, how do we explain some words?
How would you read this word if one letter makes one sound?
was
put How were you taught to read these words?
What is THRASS?THRASS is an acronym for:
Teaching
Handwriting
Reading
And
Spelling
Skills
★ At St Mary of the Cross we are in the implementation phase of developing THRASS from P-6.
★ The chart is designed to enable teachers to explain the spelling of words.
★ THRASS is a teaching tool used by those who have been trained, however, parents play an important role in supporting the work of teachers.
★ We need your help to develop meaning and comprehension at home!
Key TerminologyTHRASS uses the correct terms for speech sounds and spelling choices in English.
Phoneme is the correct term for a speech sound.
Grapheme is the correct term for a spelling choice.
We use this terminology with all learners from P-6 at St Mary of the Cross.
In spoken English we use 44 phonemes.
Graphemes can be a graph, digraph, trigraph and sometimes a quadgraph.
Getting Around The THRASS ChartThe Thrass Chart is a teaching tool.
It is a reference, a toolbox for teaching phonics.
Teachers know how to use a Thrass Chart, as a tool.
All students have access to a Thrass Chart in their
learning spaces from Prep to Six.
There are Thrass Charts located in different areas
of our school.
The Thrass Chart has two part.
The consonant phonemes (24 of them)
The vowel phonemes (20 of them)
The Thrass chart has 120 graphemes or spelling choices.
The yellow chart has pictures and the blue Thrass Chart supports students to move on from pictures to embed phonemes and graphemes into their knowledge.
Parts of the THRASS Chart
Letter Boxes
Consonant phonemes and graphemes
Vowel phonemes and graphemes
Key terminology
Let’s go back a stepBy using analogy and a THRASS Chart we can now explicitly teach children these words.
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Let’s go back a stepBy using analogy and a THRASS Chart we can now explicitly teach children these words.
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What do you need to know?● You can support your child/children by developing meaning of words.● Talking about words, using words in context and developing vocabulary will
support learners to develop their reading and writing skills.● Encourage your child/children to refer to a THRASS Chart at home when
reading and writing.● Locate the letter boxes, consonant and vowel sides of the THRASS
Chart.● DO teach that the alphabet is a resource of letters which we choose to
represent speech sounds.● DO teach the 44 speech sounds of spoken English.● DON’T use spelling rules. All these rules provide great confusion.
Your THRASS Parent Notes have further information for you all.
THRASS at St Mary of the Cross
THRASS 5 senses search THRASS Grapheme Crocodile
THRASS at St Mary of the Cross
THRASS Hangman modified to use graphemes
Olympic Spirit students learning to locate grapheme words on the THRASS Chart.
THRASS at St Mary of the Cross
THRASS Bingo. Learning grapheme words, phonemes and graphemes.
Easily accessible THRASS Charts in all areas of our school.
THRASS at St Mary of the Cross
THRASS Celebrity HeadIndependent activities using THRASS Charts
THRASS at St Mary of the Cross
THRASS Word Explosion locating grapheme words on the chart
THRASS charts are visible throughout our learning spaces P-6
Let’s explore some experiences for home.THRASS Stories- developing chart knowledge of locating key words on the THRASS Chart.
Categorising words- How many groups of words can you make?
THRASS Board Games- Can you name all of the key grapheme words?
5 sense THRASS Chart Search and a THRASS Puzzle
Learn each word on the THRASS Chart
Further Information and Resources★ THRASS website www.thrass.com.au
★ Parent Information Pack Provided
★ Purchase a THRASS Chart for $7.00 (per chart)
★ THRASS Chart Order Form
Future Workshops...Your Feedback is appreciated around future workshops we could offer.
Please take a moment on your way out to write down and place your ideas on our workshop wall.
If you have any further questions or suggestions please contact Maria or Jen.
Maria Zarafa [email protected] Literacy Leader
Jen Ryan [email protected] THRASS Leader