RWI meetings

Thank you to everyone who attended the RWI meeting today with Mrs Price. As promised, we have included some useful resources for you in this blog.

Sounds (Phonemes)

The above video helps to ensure set one sounds are pronounced 'purely'. 

Set one sounds are introduced in Reception. 

The above video clarifies the pronunciation of set 2 and set 3 sounds. 

Set 2 sounds are introduced later in Reception. KS1 focuses on set 2 and 3 sounds. 

Letters (Graphemes)

These phrases may help your child to write their letters with accuracy.

Some definitions...

Your child may come home with a whole host of unfamiliar phrases as they embark on their RWI journey. Below, you will find a list of definitions that may be useful.

Blending - sounding out a word for reading

Segmenting - breaking up a word for writing

Fred Talk - when a child sounds a word out loud before blending it together

Fred in your Head - when a child sounds out a word in their head before blending it together out loud

Speedy reading - when a child reads a word without the need to blend it beforehand

Special friends - two or three letters that make one sound (e.g. ch, sh, th, igh)

Green words - These are words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge

Red words - These are words that you cannot sound out (irregular or tricky words such as 'the' or 'my')

Tricky words

These videos contain catchy Tricky Words songs! It is important that the children are familiar with these words that cannot be 'blended' using Fred Talk. 

If you have any questions about RWI and phonics please do not hesitate to ask Mrs Price, Miss Lawrence or Mrs Watson-Clarke.