PHONICS

A guide
Phonics
Learning English 4 skills
Listening Speaking Reading Writing

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 Phonics
Phonics - method for
teaching reading and writing the English
language
Develops learners' phonemic awareness
Learners hear, identify, and use phonemes
Understand the correspondence between
these sounds and the spelling patterns that
represent them.
enable beginning readers to decode new
written words by sounding them out.
 Phoneme vs Grapheme
Wheel phoneme is W.
grapheme is wh
Photo phoneme is F. grapheme
is ph
Phoneme is the sound.
Grapheme is the letter/s
Phonetic alphabet
Alphabet vs Phonics

Seaaytea?
C = sea
A = ay
T = tea
CAT
Vowels
Consonants
Vowel digraphs
consonants
Vowels
OW
OU
Silent -E
End
Blend
Beginning Blend
 What is a CVC word?
Consonant Vowel Consonant (CVC)

CVC words are the building blocks for phonics

learners!
 SH O T (segmenting)
What about the word THIN ?
Finger
Hat
Shoe
Black
Boat
Cow
Bat
 F I NG ER
HAT
SH OE
BL A CK
B OA T
C OW
B A -T
 Phonics
Actions
Songs
Flashcards
Games
Writing (Tracing/Worksheets)
Reading/Storytelling
Drilling/Chants/Tongue Twister
Props/Materials
 Tongue twisters

Ben is ten but he looks like a

hen
Six snakes and seven socks
sleep under the sun.
She showers in the sea with
her shoes.
What
sound?
GAMES
GAMES
GAMES
GAMES
GAMES
 Other games
Phonics/Spelling Race
Whats in the bag?
Missing Flashcard
Hide and Seek
Touch
Word cards letter sequencing
Running Dictation
Chinese Whispers
Board games
Board Games
Chants
 Chants
Many teachers come up with their own
chants to teach certain sounds.
Chanting can also take the form of saying
words/sounds faster and slower.
Rhyming also helps.
Can be done chorally/individually/pairs.
Teacher must take lead.
 Use English
Use Pictures
Use Sounds. Mimic Voices
Act it out.
Do actions and gestures
Ask questions
Ask students to act out story
Have fun!
 Ball
Beanbag
Basket
Flashcards
Sticky glue
Matches (for making words)
Colour boardmarkers
Dice (for boardgames)
Wordcards
Open Spaces
Board games
 Phonics
Dont drill too much.
Keep your lessons fun and interactive.
Use voice sparingly.
Keep students engaged. Let them do
Use flashcards often
Get students out of their chairs and
active.
Play games related to phonics
Correct students mistakes.
Pronunciation is key