Identifying Sounds In Words If your child is going to be able to write independently, he/she will need to be able to hear the sounds in words and write the letters for those sounds. Your child will bring homework in which they will practise writing initial, final and middle (which is often more difficult) sounds. This is the first step in your child becoming an independent writer. Before long, they will be sounding out and writing 3 and 4 letter words independently. Tricky Words Some words cannot be sounded out or spelt correctly by listening for the sounds in them. These are called ‘tricky words’ and need to be learnt. As your child becomes more fluent in reading and writing they will be taught how to cope with these tricky words. The Alphabet Why learn the alphabet? The ability to name and recognise letters of the alphabet is vital to your child’s later success in learning to read. Recite the alphabet with your child as often as you can. Use magnetic letters (fridge magnets) Change the starting point e.g start at N or C or S Fill in the missing letters Make an alphabet scrapbook Use dough to make letters Use your body to make the letters! Tricky but fun. This all sounds like a great deal of work, but it goes in stages and is spread over a long period of time. The children learn a little at a time but do ‘sound work’ every day.
Identifying Sounds In Words If your child is going to be able to write independently, he/she will need to be able to hear the sounds in words and write the letters for those sounds. Your child will bring homework in which they will practise writing initial, final and middle (which is often more difficult) sounds. This is the first step in your child becoming an independent writer. Before long, they will be sounding out and writing 3 and 4 letter words independently. Tricky Words Some words cannot be sounded out or spelt correctly by listening for the sounds in them. These are called ‘tricky words’ and need to be learnt. As your child becomes more fluent in reading and writing they will be taught how to cope with these tricky words. The Alphabet Why learn the alphabet? The ability to name and recognise letters of the alphabet is vital to your child’s later success in learning to read. Recite the alphabet with your child as often as you can. Use magnetic letters (fridge magnets) Change the starting point e.g start at N or C or S Fill in the missing letters Make an alphabet scrapbook Use dough to make letters Use your body to make the letters! Tricky but fun. This all sounds like a great deal of work, but it goes in stages and is spread over a long period of time. The children learn a little at a time but do ‘sound work’ every day.
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