Part One
The Practice Books Part One - Train Book
• Grow confidence in single word reading • A great precursor to decodable stories • No picture cues and more unusual words means children must decode!
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How to use this book During the week your child has been learning the phonemes (sounds) on page 2. Ask your child to point to each letter and say the phoneme. It is important that the phoneme is pronounced accurately so that it can be blended into a word easily. When your child can do this; move on to reading the decodable words on pages 3-12. Encourage your child to blend the phonemes together then to say the whole word. If your child gets stuck, a gentle reminder of the phoneme that each letter represents will help. Then run your finger along the word and say it out loud.
Pronouncing the phonemes It is important to pronounce each of the phonemes in the correct way. In this book the phonemes being practised are: Phoneme
As in the word
Phoneme
As in the word pat
s
sat
p
a
ant
i
in
t
tin
n
nap
Read it! Spell it! When your child has read the book a number of times, move on to the Read it! Spell it! page. First ask your child to read the list of words as quickly and as accurately as possible. The aim here is for your child to be able to read each word automatically without sounding out. Next, make sure that your child cannot see the words. Read each word clearly. Then ask your child to spell the word ensuring that each phoneme is said out loud as it is written.
the tools to read and spell
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The notes areText intended for parents, should Š Get Reading Right Ltd 2013 Illustrations Š Get Reading Right Ltd 2013 you wish to send the Practice Books home. They explain how to use the book and Words by Michael Wood & Jo-Anne Dooner how to pronounce the phonemes. Our Illustrations by Adam Langley website also has an audio guide for correct pronunciation of the phonemes: Part 1 Book 1.1 Train ISBN: 978-988-99974-7-2
http://www.getreadingright.co.uk/phoneme/pronounce-the-phonemes
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Use this page to check knowledge and pronunciation of the phonemes.
The teaching sequence is aligned to: • Letters and Sounds • Phonics Bug • Floppy Phonics
satpin
The books start at word level to grow confidence in word level reading before moving on to the complexities of a story.
sat
pat The books include high frequency words, e.g. ‘sit’ and ‘it’, and many unusual words, e.g. ‘tan’ and dam’ which, for many children, may as well be non-words! By including more unusual words we ensure a child does not rely on recognising the word.
sit
There are no picture clues; this discourages guessing. It’s no use having a picture of pin; reading then becomes a game of ‘spot what’! A very unreliable method!
pin
nap
The words chosen will use: CVC, CV or VCC patterns and every word is decodable. This reliability gives children lots of confidence as they quickly read their first books by themselves.
in
Remember, words like ‘ant’ will have been seen lots in the stories and many children may simply recognise them.
ant
sip The more unusual words are a great opportunity to expand vocabulary, a useful stimulus for discussion and good preparation for the end of year screening.
pit
Unit 1
satpin
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The four books on each level each use different words from this letter group. Give children lots of practice with over 40 different words! go
gock
ck e
ck e u r
Series One
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
sap h b f ff
h b f ff l ll ss
Read it! Spell it!
in ant sit sip pit
Fluency is an important part of skilled reading. It is a good idea to ask children to read each of the words as fast as possible, this way the skills become automatic.
sap pat pin nap sat
Reading and spelling go hand-in-hand in synthetic phonics, here is a great opportunity to have children spell the words they have read.
the tools to read and spell
For more information and ideas for both parents and teachers visit www.getreadingright.co.uk
Phonemes
satpin Part 1 Book 1.1 Train
Objectives ď ? To learn the phonemes: satpin ď ? To learn to blend and segment these phonemes to read and spell CVC words
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