Miss Barlow's Phonics Group

Phonics with Miss Barlow

VC - vowel consonant

CVC - consonant vowel consonant words

CCVC - consonant consonant vowel consonant words

The children in Miss Barlow's phonics Group will:-

• recap all short and long sounds in the alphabet
• practise reading and writing VC and CVC words
• practise reading tricky words that were sent home as flashcards when your child was in Foundation Stage  the  to  I  no  go  so  into  he  she  we  me  be  was  you  they  all  are my her  said  have  like  do  some  come  were  there  little  one  when  out  what  where  here with
• practise writing I  no  go  so  to  do  said  have  they  are  all  was  you  my  her  he  she  we me  be  the
• practise Phase 3 sounds (grapheme/phoneme correspondence) ai  ee  igh  oa  oo  or  ar er ur  oi  air  ear  ure  sh  ch  th  ng  qu and segmenting (sounding out) words with these sounds in them and blending into the word e.g. ch ai n  chain   qu ee n  queen.
• recap that y makes the sound ee at the end of words e.g. happy, mummy, daddy
• recap that there are 26 letters in the alphabet
• recap that there are 5 vowels in the alphabet
• recap that there are 21 consonants in the alphabet
• recap that 'a' is the first letter in the alphabet, that 'z' is the last and that 'm' and 'n' are in the middle of the alphabet
• Extend CVC words to CCVC words e.g. spot  flag
• practise reading and writing sentences.

Your child's homework is to read their book to an adult every evening and to read and write the words listed above. You need to focus on two of these words a week for reading and writing. 

With thanks for your continued support. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns about your child's reading or writing.

Kindest regards,

Mrs Brehaut.

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