July 31, 2008

Notes from DVD on NZ Ministry Phonics Program

Training dvd shows NZ teachers of 5-7 year olds delivering explicit phonics lessons with emphasis on transfer to reading and writing.

www.phonicstraining.co.nz

email info@phonistraining.co.nz

training developer Yolanda Soryl

 

Stage 2

Hearing and Reading

 

--initial sounds

1.     ch. look at picture card and say first sound

2.     T. says word and asks for 1^st sound. Ch. respond.

3.     T. tells story for sound (scripted) and ch. repeat. Letter is drawn on w. board as story is told.

 

Stage 2

Revision (seems to have different meaning in NZ ed. speak)

 

card work

• picture cards in quick succession. Ch. respond with first sound
• letter cards in quick succession. Ch. respond with sound not letter name

white boards

• T. says “First sound in insect. Ch. write the letter on w. board. T. holds up correct letter card. Says “Give yourself a tick, if yours looks like mine.”

 

Stage 3

Writing

 

last phoneme in word

 

• T. says word/shows card. Ch. write letter on w. board. Show T.
• T. shows picture. Says name. Then asks for first or last phoneme.

 

Stage 4

Hearing

 

Teacher says string of 3 rhyming words. Ch. clap each word back.

ex.)

            T:            Ben            men            ten

            ch:            Ben            men            ten

                        X            X            X

 

T. “Hen. What is the middle sound for hen?”

(Uses motion for middle: points to top of head with both hands)

Robbie Robot motions:

(Motions are used as the word is slowly said.)

Beg. sound = right robot arm bent up at elbow

2^nd sound = left robot arm bent up at elbow

3^rd sound = right robot arm bent up at elbow

blending word = right robot arm swings across body to the left

 

Stage 5

Reading

 

T. says long string of words ending with ck

T:             What phoneme do you hear at the end?

            If you hear ck, this is how you write it. (Writes ck on w. board.)

            What do you notice?

Ch.            2 letters making one sound

T.            What do we call it?

Ch.            diagraph

 

Ch. repeat words in chunks using robot motion

l-o-ck, c-l-o-ck, etc.

 

Step 6

Writing

 

using w. boards

Changing feed to seed

Ch. change needed letters on their w. board

change seed to see

continue through several changes

 

Silly Sentence

1. T. reads sentence.
2. Ch. write it on white boards.
3. T. picks one board to hold up so ch. can check their work.

T: Can you change the sentence to a question.

What will you need at the end?

Ch: question mark