WHAT EXACTLY IS PHONICS?

PLAIN AND SIMPLE PHONICS IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LETTERS

AND SOUNDS IN LANGUAGE.

PHONICS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO

READING.

THERE ARE 26 ALPHABETS IN

ENGLISH

MAMA LETTERSA - Z

BABY LETTERSa - z

MAMA LETTERS-is another name for

CAPITAL LETTERSor

UPPERCASE LETTERS

BABY LETTERS –is another name

for

SMALL LETTERSLOWERCASE LETTERS

ALPHABETS

VOWELS5

CONSONANTS21

VOWELS CONSONANTS b, c, d, f,

g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

EACH ALPHABET HAS A NAME AND A SOUND OF ITS OWN

Name of the AlphabetA aB bC cD dE eF fG gH hI i

Sound of the AlphabetA a as in appleB b as in batC c as in catD d as in dogE e as in elephantF f as in fanG g as in gateH h as in hatI i as in ink

Name of the Alphabet

J jK kL l

M mN nO o P pQ q R rS sT tU uV vW wX xY yZ z

Sound of the Alphabet

J j as in jugK k as in kiteL l as in lampM m as in mangoN n as in nestO o as in orangeP p as in penQ q as in quiltR r as in ratS s as in sunT t as in tapU u as in umbrellaV v as in vanW w as in waterX x as in x’masY y as in yoyoZ z as in zoo

WHY DO WE USE SOUNDS OF ALPHABETS FOR READING

FOR WORD BUILDING TO MAKE READING EASIER

COMBINING VOWELS WITH CONSONANTS TO BUILD WORDS

catpinbugdoghutpetman

hencotdigboxruntapbus

Word Families

Vowels + t at , et, it, ot, ut

Vowels + n an, en, in, un

Vowels + b ab, eb, ib, ob, ub

Vowels + g ag, eg, ig, og, ug

Vowels + p ap, ip, op, up

Vowels + x ax, ix, ox, ux

SIGHT WORDS ARE THOSE WORDS –

THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN

ARE READ WITH THE NAME OF THE ALPHABETS

ARE TAUGHT USING THE WHOLE WORD APPROACH

HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD READ BETTERIdentification, recognition and association of

‘phonic sounds’.Using word families and rhyming words Reading aloud from the ‘Reader’.Oral dictation of words .Written dictation of words.Using sight words to build sentences.

CONSTRUCTION OF SENTENCESConstruction of sentences orally.

Copying the sentences from the Blackboard.

Construction of sentences on their own.

COMBINATION SOUNDSsh – shut, ship, shop, shell cash, fish, rush, etc.

ch - chat, chin, chop, chill bench , lunch etc.

DOUBLE VOWEL SOUNDS

oo ( long) – soon, moon, cool, food, loop

oo (Short) – good, cook, foot, wool

ee - bee, keep, feel, weed, feet

CONSONANT BLENDS

cr, fr, gr, br, dr, pr, tr

pl, bl, cl, sl, fl

st, sp, sk, sw, tw

Listening Speaking Reading Writing

Being able to listen to simple words and sentences.

Understanding simple questions.

Listening to simple rhymes, poems andstories.

Understanding simple instructions.

Understanding oral commands and requests.

Understanding simple expressions in familiar situations.

Concentrating on conversation.

Reciting simple rhymes, poems, songs in groups with actions and expressions.

Answering simple and short questions.

Conveying expressions in social situations.

Talking about oneself and describing simple situations in the social environment

. Clarity of speech

and right pronunciation.

Fluency in language.

Recognising letters of the alphabet from Aa to Zz.

Reading simple words and short sentences.

Right pronunciation.

Meanings of simple words

Picture reading-observational skill.

Reading of-blends, double sounds, combination sounds, phonic words, sight words.

Reading readiness.

Developing correct reading habits.

Writing simple strokes.

Writing letters of alphabet-capital print (upper case),

print (lower case).

Forming and writing 2 to 6 letter words.

Writing short sentences.

Practice copy writing from the black board and the textbook.

Taking dictation of simple words.

Number Work1 – 100 XTOXSkip Counting by 10’s & 5’sConcepts 1-50 After, Before and In-between> , < , =Backward Counting (10-1)Addition & SubtractionColours & Shapes

Children may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you make them feel !