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Reading at Yardley Primary School

Phrases you may hear:

• Synthesis
• Segmentation
• Phonics
• Digraphs, trigraphs
• Sight words
• Vocabulary words
• Reading
• Handwriting and spelling

Letter sounds

• a
• m
• t
• s
• at
• man
• stand

Split vowel digraph

• Magic ‘e’
• Modified ‘e’
• a_e
• name
• e_e
• These
• i_e
• like
• o_e
• broke
• u_e
• tune

Letter combinations

• ck - back
• th - with
• er - stern
• ng - swing
• sh - ship
• wh - whisk
• qu - quilt
• ar - star
• ea - feast
• oo - swoop
• ee - sleep
• ai - train
• ch - crunch
• or - storm
• ay - tray
• igh - bright
• ur - burst
• oa - toast

More letter combinations

• au - taunt
• ou - pound
• aw - prawn
• ir - skirt
• kn - knot
• oi - moist
• ph - dolphin
• ey - money
• oy - convoy
• ew - newt
• air - stair
• oor - floor

Sharing books

Means reading any book.

• Comics
• Magazines
• Fiction
• Non-fiction
• Poems
• Leaflets
• Catalogues

Reading with your child

• It is important that your child understands

what they read. (Comprehension)

• Ask questions about what they have read.
• Talk about books.
• Be a role model and let your child see you

reading.

• Talk about books or any reading material

you might use.

Planners and communication.

• Read them stories that you enjoyed when you were a

child.

• Share a book so that you read a little and your child

reads the words that they know.

• Use expression and different voices for each character.
• Choose a quiet time when you can give the reading

session your whole attention.

• Children have reading diaries, when you hear your child

read make a note in their books like “We enjoyed this book etc.” Most importantly HAVE FUN !

Phonics screening check

• In June all Year 1 children are tested for

their decoding skills, not their reading skills. (week commencing Monday 8th June)

• There are 40 words that children have to

read, 20 real words and 20 alien words.

Real words

Alien words