To understand how to teach the Letters and Sounds Phase 6 Programme.

Target Group

Year 2 Teachers and TAs

 

Year 3 Teachers and TAs  

Closing the gap in phonics for children entering Year 3

Course Content

• In Phase 6 children learn to become fluent readers and accurate spellers.
• Children should now be spelling most words accurately (this is known as 'encoding'), although this usually falls behind reading. They will also learn, among other things:
• Prefixes and suffixes, e.g. ‘in-’ and ‘-ed’
• The past tense
• Memory strategies for high frequency or topic words
• Proof-reading
• How to use a dictionary
• Where to put the apostrophe in words like ‘I’m’
• Spelling rules
• The course will also include additional information on the Year 2 National Curriculum expectations.
• The course will also prepare the practitioner for the Phonics Screening Check which is ensure they have mastered the appropriate knowledge is any child in their class should need to retake in June.

Trainer Information

Clare Shivnan-Taylor – SLE /Phonics Lead Bury LA