A Powerpoint workshop on 'Reading Strategies & Phonics at Home' designed specifically for Hong Kong primary parents. *Creating a Positive Home Reading Culture. *The Importance of Phonics. *‘Decoding’ New Words. *Ideas and Resources. *Conclusion. *Questions & Answers.

1. Reading Strategies & Phonics at Home. Parent’s Workshop Tom Grundy, Tanya Hart, Dawn Jones-D'Abreu, Rachel Winston, Daniel Levia & Ron Kordyban

3. Creating a Positive Home Reading Culture 創造正面的家庭閱讀文化

4. 授人以魚 , 不如授之以漁。 Give someone a fish and feed them for a day; teach someone how to fish and feed them forever! This workshop will offer some practical tips as to how parents and helpers can support and encourage their child’s reading at home. Learning a language is more about the journey and the process than the end result. A positive environment where our children can develop and make mistakes will benefit their English skills in the long term. Creating a Positive Home Reading Culture 創造正面的家庭閱讀文化

10. Creating a Positive Home Reading Culture 創造正面的家庭閱讀文化 For example… What are they doing? What is dad wearing? What colour is the boy’s shirt? What other animals can help them? What do you think will happen next? A page from ‘The Giant Turnip’

12. Creating a Positive Home Reading Culture 創造正面的家庭閱讀文化 For example… A page from ‘The Travels of Ted’

13. The Importance of Phonics 拼音的重要性

16. ‘ Decoding’ New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法

17. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 When encountering an unknown word, ask your child to point at it. Ask what the first letter is. Croco-what!? THE HUNGRY CROCODILE

18. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 Ask your child what sound the letter makes and have them repeat it. The first letter is ‘c’… c-c-c-c! CROCODILE

19. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 Break the word up into syllables ( 分音節 ) and have your child attempt to ‘sound out’ and clap each chunk. CRO CO DILE Longer words can be broken up into “chunks” called syllables – many of these little “chunks” are constantly repeated in different words. Each syllable must have a vowel or a “y” 大多數的英文字，都是由一個或以上的音節組合而成。例如 :September, Sep tem ber , 有三個音節。一個音的單位 (unit) 為一個音節 Let’s look at an example… E-pi-dem-ic

20. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 Ask them to put the sounds together and say the new word out loud. Crocodile! THE HUNGRY CROCODILE

21. Decoding New Words 生字讀音的”解碼”方法 Use it or lose it! Ask your child to add the new vocabulary item to their home word bank, dictionary or vocab Box.

23. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑

24. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 Word chain game : Make a chain of words by asking your child to think of a new word which shares its first letter with the last letter of the previous word. ca t t re e e g g g arde n n es t t ap e

25. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 Word families game : With words that have a pattern of a short vowel sound between two single consonants, we can group them into families. Use alphabet cards to play. at ad b c m p r s s b d f h l m

26. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 ‘ Sight words ’ are the most common, basic words in the English language. Some are difficult to ‘decode’ and so are best memorised. 14.different 15.small 16.large 17.next 18.early 19.young 20.important 21.few 22.public 23.private 24.more 25.bad 26.same 27.able Adjectives 1.good 2.first 3.new 4.last 5.long 6.great 7.little 8.own 9.other 10.old 11.right 12.big 13.high Nouns 1.time 2.person 3.year 4.way 5.day 6.thing 7.man 8.world 9.life 10.hand 11.part 12.child 13.eye 14.woman 15.place 16.work 17.week 18.case 19.point 20.government 21.company 22.number 23.group 24.problem 25.fact 26.bike Verbs 1.be 2.have 3.do 4.eat 5.sleep 6.drink 7.put 8.keep 9.run 10.walk 11.say 12.get 13.make 14.go 15.know 16.take 17.see 18.come 19.think 20.look 21.want 22.give 23.use 24.find 25.tell 26.ask 27.work 28.seem 29.feel 30.try 31.leave

27. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 Howjsay.com is a perfect resource for children and parents to check pronunciation at home. www.howjsay.com

28. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 Storybird is an interactive website for creating stories (with pictures). Students can write and illustrate their own book within minutes, and even buy a finished copy. storybird.com/tour/

29. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 Some other English-learning opportunities in Hong Kong-based pop culture outlets and channels. www.yp.scmp.com – Young Person’s SCMP TVB Pearl, ATV World and RTHK Radio 3 – English channels www.daily7-daily10.com/mylittlepaper/ app1.rthk.org.hk/special/sundaysmile - Podcast

30. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 Some other useful website for parents and children. kizclub.com storyplace.org englishonline.org.cn/en/home veryabc.cn/flash

31. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 Some other useful website for parents and children. starfall.com cherriyuen.com/phonics.php pppst.com

32. Ideas & Resources 自學的途徑 The BBC website hosts lots of practical ideas for improving your child’s literacy at home. www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/work/primary/literacy/reading_help.shtml

33. Conclusion 總結

34. When your child reads, don’t just comment on their mistakes. It’s very discouraging! Children learn to read through subtle but unlimited encouragement and reinforcement. 當你的孩子閱讀時， 不要找出他們的錯處，這樣會令他們氣餒的！孩子能否養成閱讀習慣，有賴家長不斷的鼓勵和增強。 Reading aloud and talking about what we’re reading sharpens children’s brains and helps them develop their ability to concentrate at length, to solve problems and to express themselves more clearly. 朗讀和與孩子一起談論讀物的內容能訓練他們的腦筋，幫助他們發展活力、解難能力及表達能力。 Read anytime and anywhere. But also have a routine – same place, same time, same stuffed animals, same book! 隨時隨地閱讀，但應培養習慣 --- 同一地點 --- 同一時間 --- 同一毛公仔 -- 同一書本。 Aim to make reading fabulous and fun. 讓他們從中找出閱讀的奧妙與樂趣！ Conclusion 中文

35. Questions & Answers 答問時間

36. Questionnaire 問卷調查