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Phonic Pack Two Notes for Parents - Phonics

Notes for Parents - Phonic Pack 2

June 7th 2007 13:27


Notes for Parents and Teachers Phonic Pack 2 page 1
Notes for Parents and Teachers - Phonic Pack 2 - page 1



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Notes for Teachers and Parents -
Phonic Pack 2.


Phonic Pack Two for Parents, Tutors and Teachers

• This Phonic Pack follows Phonic Pack One, but can be used as an entry point to this series if your child is proficient with the basic sounds of the alphabet letters, and can readily sound out three letter words. Phonic Pack One also covered the correct letter formation for each capital and lower case letter of the alphabet, using Victorian Cursive Writing.
• I have prepared this Phonic Pack especially for parents to work with their children at home.
• Tutors and teachers will also find the lessons in this Pack invaluable. It would be most beneficial to use this Phonic Pack after your student/s have learnt the single sounds of the alphabet and can sound out three letter words.

• I know time is an issue for most families (and school timetables) so I have included interesting activities which, for the most part, are not time consuming, but to the point.
• Working through this Phonic Pack will compliment your child’s school reading programme.
• This is a complete phonic programme for a teacher to use in the classroom.
• I have used a variety of activities to make the learning interesting and to develop different skills.
• It is important for you to read through and be well prepared for each lesson before working through it with your child. Your child will benefit more from the lesson if you know what that particular lesson is aiming to teach your child, and you are confident with presentation.
• In Phonic Pack One your child was introduced to the basic letter formations and hopefully you have kept these pages for reference during these lessons. Encourage your child to continue forming the letters correctly, as good habits now will lead to acceptable standards of handwriting and presentation of work in the future.
• Insist on your child using the correct pencil hold when writing.
• Once a flashcard is introduced, practise it every day until well known. Practise the sounds with the picture clue at first. When your child is confident with this introduce the flashcard without the picture clue.
• Each child in your class could have a personal set of flashcards. You could play games with them to help with the children’s learning. eg Game One:The first child to hold up the flashcard for the digraph you have just called out could be allowed to print the digraph on the board.
Game Two: Each child turns his/her flashcards over so the digraphs cannot be seen. Teacher holds up a flashcard. Without looking, each child chooses one of his/her flashcards and holds it up in the air. The children who have chosen the digraph which matches the teacher’s is given a token. At the end of the game the child with the most tokens wins.
I’m sure you can make up other games.
• It is important for you to develop a routine for working through the lessons. One huge advantage of this pack is that the child will have one-to-one tutoring. It is important for your child to have your attention and guidance for each lesson.
• It is important for your child to know you are positive, enthusiastic and happy to be committed to this programme.




Notes for Parents and Teachers Phonic Pack 2 page 2
Notes for Parents and Teachers - Phonic Pack 2 - page 2


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Notes for Parents and Teachers - Phonic Pack 2 - (page 2).


• Be liberal with your encouragement. Praise your child and give reward stickers for genuine effort. Your child is going to enjoy the learning more if he/she is succeeding.
• Another huge advantage of the Parent Phonic Pack is that your child can move through it at her/his own pace. It is important for your child to move at a pace where he/she can understand and remember the work being covered.





























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Reading Sheets Guide

June 7th 2007 14:02
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Reading Sheets Introduction - Phonic Pack 2


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Reading Sheets Introduction - Phonic Pack 2


Reading Sheets to be used in conjunction with Phonic Pack Two
Note to tutor:
The purpose of studying phonic sounds and blends is to improve your child’s reading skills and help him/her be a better reader. To become a better reader your child also needs to read.
There are a lot of suitable book/lets you can buy, or borrow from the library, which have a suitable vocabulary for your child to read. These books usually have beautiful pictures accompanied by a sentence or two on each page. Enjoy the pictures and discuss them with your child. What are the pictures telling you about the story? It is good if words, phrases and sentences are repeated and/or have a rhythm to them.

Picture books are good to ‘read’. Some parents make the mistake of thinking picture books are too juvenile once their child begins school. Your child needs to study each picture and put into words what is happening and how each page progresses the story. It is important for your child to be able to do this.

There will be a time when your child will realise he/she can read. He/she will be very excited about this and when it happens this is the time to provide your child with as many of these simple vocabulary books as possible, to keep the interest going. About this time too, reading fluency will improve.

The following activities are provided to help your child achieve the following outcomes:
a) bridge the gap between recognising words and reading phrases and sentences.
b) be introduced to simple commonly used look-say words.
c) improve reading fluency.
d) be able to confidently use strategies (clues) which will help her/him tackle unknown words.

So the experience will give your child optimum benefit, read each lesson through before you present it to your child. Make sure you know what the main aim of the lesson is so you can guide your child with informed questions and suggestions. The lesson will progress more smoothly if you know what is required and what is coming next. You will need to read through the instructions of the lesson with your child. Let her/him read as much as she/ he can but keep it fluent so the sense of the instruction is not lost. When doing the work sheet always give your child plenty of time to read and do as much as possible without your help. This is how he/she will learn best. On the other hand it is not good to let your child struggle when you can see he/she needs help. Sometimes a pointed question or suggestion from
you may be the trigger to help solve the problem.
** Always help calmly and with patience.


LESSONS FOR PHONIC PACK 2 - NOTES FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS

Parent and Teachers' Notes Lessons for Phonic Pack Two
Notes for Teachers and Parents - Lessons - Phonic Pack 2


• as each lesson is completed let your child tick it off. It is a good feeling.
• take as much time as you need to complete each lesson. It is better to complete each section thoroughly than to rush through it. Your child needs to do each section at a comfortable pace for his/ her understanding. This is one of the huge advantages of working through this pack. You can help your child as soon as he/she needs it and you can revise anything your child needs more time to understand or remember.
• it is important to glue the pages into a scrap book so they can be used for revision and consolidation purposes. Hopefully your child will be proud of this book and show it (and read it) to extended family etc. This is giving your child reading practise with a purpose, which is the best kind of practise he/she can have.
• read each lesson through before you sit down with your child to do it. If you know the aim of the lesson, where it is heading and what your child is required to do, the lesson will be more beneficial for your child. Make sure your child knows the aim of each lesson and what he/she is learning.
• you will need to guide your child through each lesson. You will need to read the instructions with your child following along. (The extra explanations under, “Note for tutor:” are written to help you understand what is required and need not be read by your child.) As the lessons progress your child will be able to read more and more of the instructions to you. Encourage your child to read as much as he/she can and give help when it is obviously needed.
• make sure your child is confident with the task she/he is given for each lesson. Success builds self esteem and interest.
• each lesson asks your child to write her/his name. At first she/he may only write her/his first name. When confident with her/his first name, help her/him write her/his surname as well. By the end of this Phonic Pack she/he should be able to confidently write her/his first and surname.
• when your child is printing insist on correct pencil hold and letter formation (as covered in Phonic Pack One). When your child is printing have the letter formation sheet ready for quick reference.
• hopefully the words that are introduced with each double letter, blend or digraph will be added to your child’s reading vocabulary. The more times your child reads the words the sooner they will be readily recognised in print. Gluing the work into your child’s scrap book keeps it readily available for revision.
• always make sure your child knows the meaning of the words being covered. Not only is this extending his/her vocabulary but he/she is more likely to be able to remember the word next time he/she sees it if he/ she knows its meaning.
• it is a good idea for your child to work in lead pencil. All mistakes can be erased and corrected. All tasks should end up correctly completed. Mistakes will be made. Don’t make your child feel bad about mistakes – they can be corrected.
• encourage your child to read the heading – “Lesson …..” at the beginning of each lesson. This will help your child learn to read number words.
• once a learning point has been covered, keep reminding your child about it every time it crops up e.g. a sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop; the letter ‘i’ is written as a capital letter when referring to self; where quotation marks occur.
• eye spy is a good game to play with your child.
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