2. Developing teacher and learner
skills in phonics for high impact
Tracey Matthews
Cornwall Learning Phonics Specialist
3. Outline
• Why teach phonics?
• What makes outstanding teaching and learning of phonics?
• Choosing high quality training & resources
• The impact for learners after trainer support (Case Study)
• Preparing for a New Primary Curriculum.
4. Why systematic synthetic phonics?
• It is the most effective way of teaching young children to read.
• It equips children with the skills needed to tackle new words.
• It enables children to read more accurately.
6. Outstanding teaching and learning
of phonics
The diligent, concentrated
and systematic teaching of
phonics is central to the
success of all the schools
that achieve high reading
standards in Key Stage 1.
7. Ofsted – are you ready?
Ofsted now:
• looks for gaps in the data between genders, EAL,SEN
• hears struggling readers
• checks extent of catch-up
• looks at support from pupil premium
• makes a single judgement about the effectiveness of
leadership and management
8. What do learners need?
Learners need:
• High quality, daily phonics lessons delivered by experts
• Opportunity to apply their new skills immediately independently in
a meaningful context
• Teacher modelling of the new grapheme/spelling pattern before
their independent writing
• A literacy-rich environment with visual prompts
• Meaningful opportunities to continue to use and apply their new
learning
• All the adults in the classroom to have the same high expectations
9. What do teachers need?
• Secure phonic knowledge
• To understand the progression in phonics teaching
• To know the age related expectations for phonics attainment
• To have fidelity to a DfE approved phonics programme
• High quality resources
• High quality training and support from specialists
10. The Importance of Phonics 2
Up to £3000 worth of
funding available for every
school
Funding can be spent on
resources and training
Updated annually and
sent to every school
11. Training
Cornwall Learning is
passionate about
education, recruiting only the
most innovative and
experienced phonics
trainers, all identified by
Ofsted as outstanding
classroom teachers.
14. Consultant support
• Support for Literacy/phonics leader
• Teacher training and retraining
• TA training
• Observation of lessons and feedback
• Planning support
• Signposting to high quality resources
• Parent meeting
• Demonstration lessons
15. Consultant support
• Data analysis
• Setting up phonics intervention
• Audit of reading materials in line with latest DfE guidance on
decodable texts
• Advice on making the most of Y1 reading check
16.
17. “parents have found the workshops on
the methods by which letters and sounds
are taught effective in helping them
support their children at home.”
18. “The school has developed its systems
for teaching letters and
sounds, phonics, with support from local
authority consultants. This has included
the introduction of a robust recording
system which is used across the school.”
19. Cornwall Learning - Impact
“Inspection evidence shows that pupils
enjoy their phonics sessions, are well
supported by trained teaching assistants
and are making good progress.”
20. Cornwall Learning - Impact
“ the school’s checks on progress and
pupils’ current quality of work indicates
there is a strong and improving profile
of achievement across the
school, particularly in reading and
writing”
21.
22. Cornwall Learning has responded
to the DfE with Giant Phonics and
training
Our next project responds to Michael Gove’s
invitation to schools
„to shape their own curricula‟.
