Explain the phonics of systematic synthetics phonics

[Torifacey]

Explain the phonics of systematic synthetics phonics ?
plan a range of learning activists using systematic synthetics phonics develop emergent reading skill?

[Ruthierhyme]

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The systematic synthetic phonics approach to reading

Synthetic phonics is a method of teaching reading that focuses on the link between letters and sounds.

This approach is based on breaking down and blending letters so that children learn to link sounds with individual letters and phonemes.

The sound system is more complex and inconsistent in English than in other languages.

There are more than 40 different phonemes in spoken English, and there can be a number of different phonemes to represent the same sound (for example, ‘f’ and ‘ph’).

Phonics helps us to look at the different letter patterns together, along with their sounds.

Synthetic phonics puts the teaching of letters and sounds into an orderly framework.

It requires the reader to learn simpler individual sounds first, then start to put them together to form words, and finally progress to the most complex combinations.

The sounds are taught in a particular way, not to sound like the letters – for example, the sound for ‘t’ would be taught as this short sound and not as ‘tee’ or ‘tuh’.

The simpler and most commonly used sounds will be the first to be taught, as these are also straightforward (s, a, t, I, p and n).

These can then be put together to form many simple three letter words, which can be sounded out by children from a relatively early stage (for example, ‘p-i-n’ or ‘c-u-p’).

Children’s confidence usually develops quickly and they can sound out different words quite easily as they start to blend combinations of sounds together – an important stage of this process.

As children become more skilled at blending, they will also start to develop word recognition skills until they gradually become more fluent readers.
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Does your setting use any phonic programme? eg. Magic Key's Floppy's Fun Phonics, Jolly Phonics, Letterland - suggested phonic programmes on gov.uk

Activity ideas could include opportunities for children to use their verbal and body language, speaking and listening, reading and writing eg storysacks, storytelling, role play, rhymes, story and music CDs, small world play, puppets, games

Hope this helps a little xx