Structured Literacy

 Kia Ora

Today we took a look at Structured Literacy - Phonics Plus which can be found using TKI

The first 3 Parts of Phonics Plus are:

• Learning the Code (Sounding out words),
• Phonemics Awareness (Relationship between letters and sounds and manipulating them)
• Making Meaning - You can use Ready to Read Phonics
• Thinking Critically - School Journals
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The Assessment found on TKI shows how we gather data and remember to compare apples with apples. In other words, if you use a phonic plus test use that again to evaluate later.

Phonics Plus works well being taught in groups (3)

Teach sounds without the extra vowel sound d = 'd', not de or m = 'm', not mi or ma

Can target specific sounds helping students to fill gaps.

Books practise sounds already exposed to so students can keep moving through, and don't need to be held up because they didn't get one sound.

Vocabulary - Other words that mean bad - sore, hurt

     Put them into the sentence in the book.

Can you show me mat/ make the word mat (using letter blocks)

     If you can spell mat show me pat

Praise, Praise, Praise - reinforces they can do it.

Scope = Summary of what is to be taught

Sequence = order to teach sounds e.g. Kākano Phase Overview

Doing the same activity using a different method helps maintain focus - it is about the sounds.

• Whiteboard

• Blackboard

• Alphabet blocks

• Magnetic Letters

• Blank dots

Shared Books can also be used to reinforce learning.