Units of Sound Online v 6

Online Access - Anywhere, Anytime

What’s new?

• Design• Online access – set for homework• Speed student works through the programme• Autoroute• Screen Tutor• Records• Different words for Reading and Spelling

Placement

Brand New Features

• Reading Check – comprehensive record of student’s progress in all aspects of Reading

• Script for Tutor to follow, then an Action section

• Writing Activities based on completed Dictation sentences

• Small, secure steps to develop student’s writing and proofreading skills

What does UofS Online v 6 look like?

• First we’re going to look at a page of Dictation• Then try one of the sentence writing activities

from Stage 1• And then try a paragraph writing activity from

Stage 2, using the first two steps of CODE• CODE stands for Create, Organise, Draft, Edit• CODE takes place over 3 sessions

Then we’ll look at a Reading Page

• And then look at the Reading Check you’ve got in your hand-out

• Reading Check Stage 1 Set 4• The student would have completed Reading

Stage 1 Page 16 before doing this

Dictation Sentence

• I’m going to swim up to the rocks.

Make the first sentence longer by adding words, and then add two sentences to carry on the story.

One example

I’m going to swim up as far as I can to the rocks. Amy says birds are nesting there. I’d like to have a close look at them before they go.

Paragraph writing - Choose a sentence

• If Mum will pass my bag I will not miss my bus.

• I hate to swim in the sea if the water is not warm.

List any ideas that spring to mind - CreateNumber the ideas you want to use. Cross out

ideas you don’t want to use – OrganiseYou’ve 5 minutes to do this