Our Learning Our Learning Journey Journey

Observation of Guided Observation of Guided Reading Reading

Activity relating to book to begin with eg Activity relating to book to begin with eg creating a den linked to the book ‘The Den’. creating a den linked to the book ‘The Den’.

Magnetic boards to allow children to practice Magnetic boards to allow children to practice spelling unfamiliar words contained in the spelling unfamiliar words contained in the book. book.

Highlighting tricky words before reading the Highlighting tricky words before reading the book to familiarise children. book to familiarise children.

Closely observe the independent reading to Closely observe the independent reading to assess children’s abilities. assess children’s abilities.

What we learned:What we learned:

The activity beforehand engages children.The activity beforehand engages children. Going through unfamiliar words beforehand is Going through unfamiliar words beforehand is

helpful to children. helpful to children. The length of the session is important. The length of the session is important.

Consider children’s attention span. Consider children’s attention span. We noticed that children were segmenting We noticed that children were segmenting

words but then moving on to the next word words but then moving on to the next word rather than blending the phonemes to form the rather than blending the phonemes to form the word. This was quite common according to Mr word. This was quite common according to Mr Montgomery. Montgomery.

Observation of Phonics Observation of Phonics SessionsSessions

InteractiveInteractive 20 Minutes everyday20 Minutes everyday Children enjoy itChildren enjoy it Follow the ‘Jolly Phonics’ Follow the ‘Jolly Phonics’

sounds and actionssounds and actions Follow the structure of:Follow the structure of:

Revisit and Review – Revisit and Review – Hedgehog PowerPointHedgehog PowerPoint

TeachTeach ApplyApply PracticePractice

Teaching PhonicsTeaching Phonics

What we learned:What we learned: The importance of the The importance of the daily, structured daily, structured phonics phonics

session.session. The importance of ‘revisit & review’ within the The importance of ‘revisit & review’ within the

structured session to embed children’s learning. structured session to embed children’s learning. The difficulties faced by children with pronunciation.The difficulties faced by children with pronunciation. The importance of fun and interactive sessions to The importance of fun and interactive sessions to

engage children. engage children. Use resources such as puppets and surprise boxes to Use resources such as puppets and surprise boxes to

intrigue and engage children. intrigue and engage children.

Things to consider:Things to consider:

The text you use on the IWB or resource cards The text you use on the IWB or resource cards must be clear and in the format children must be clear and in the format children recognise eg Comic Sans or Ariel Rounded.recognise eg Comic Sans or Ariel Rounded.

Use different coloured text to represent Use different coloured text to represent different phonemes when you present words to different phonemes when you present words to children.children.

Consider your accent and how this will affect Consider your accent and how this will affect the sound of the phonemes. This can confuse the sound of the phonemes. This can confuse children. children.