2. Phonics is a method of teaching reading which
first teaches the letter sounds so that
children can blend these sounds
together to achieve full
pronunciation of whole words.
The method relates to the
English language only.
3. RWI cards used
throughout the
SSP Approach
SSP Blue Level Sound Pic Sandwich
(split digraph)
Speech Sound Clouds used to show all spelling variations for the speech sounds
4. Phonemic Awareness
• Phonemic awareness is
NOT phonics.
• Phonemic awareness is
AUDITORY and does not
involve words in print.
5. Research indicates a strong relationship between early
phoneme awareness and later reading success and,
conversely, links reading failure to insufficiently developed
phonological awareness.
Research has identified PA as the most potent predictor of
success in learning to read. It is more highly related to reading
than tests of general intelligence, reading readiness, and
listening comprehension. It is central in learning to read and
spell.
Intervention research clearly demonstrates the benefits of explicitly
teaching phoneme awareness skills. It is recommended that you
screen Prep children for phonemic awareness within the first two
weeks, as well as struggling students.
6.
7. When you can read, your brain can scan
ahead, and make sense of words it
recognises, even if jumbled.
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a
wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is that the
frist and lsat ltteers are in the rghit pclae: you
can raed it wouthit a porbelm bcuseae we don't
raed ervey lteter but the word as a wlohe
8. Our brains scan ahead all the time as
readers – we barely look at the smaller
parts (the sound pics) because our
brains is telling us we know it, and is
moving to the next word. Read the
label again..
9. When you don’t know the words, however, and especially if located
within a sentence you don’t understand (so you can’t even guess at
meaning) your brain struggles as it can’t link the speech sounds to the
speech sound pics. Read this aloud, quickly...
Polysyllabic numbers present gargantuan quandaries for students,
who become conspicuously discombobulated.
This is why knowing the code (sound pic recognition), and how to
blend, isn’t enough.
Vocabulary knowledge is also necessary. However, even if
you know how to pronounce ‘polysyllabic’ etc can you explain what it
means? This is the comprehension part of the puzzle.
Now, can you spell the words correctly if read to you?....If you
memorise them will you remember them in a month?...
10. Of COURSE you need all five elements, but phonemic awareness and
phonics are needed to create a solid foundation for life.
Without it, your wall will always be shaky and not serve its purpose.
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