Revisit and Review
Phase 5 'tricky words' - common exception words; picking out the difficult phonemes. This helps in both reading and spelling
E.g. c oul d / oh / mr / mrs / p eo p le - Gauges children's understanding by asking them what is difficult about the words
Game - Bingo reading the difficult words, reinforce and consolidate learning. Keeps the lesson engaging and interactive, very fast pace
Teach
Alternative pronunciations - helped by pictures along with word Teacher modelling the correct pronunciation
Ch - chin / chef / school - different ways of saying ch sound - c / sh
Referring to correct terminology from different phases; GPC, grapheme
Practice
Game - sorting correct pronunciations with correct grapheme - Ch / Sh / C. Teacher modelling and encouraging children to try the different sounds before they decide. Interactive and engaging, children working as a class
Headache - c sound
Zachary - c sound
Character - c sound
Parachute - sh sound
Brochure - sh sound
Live assessment - children can see which children are struggling and those who aren't by who is very engaged and finding the activity easy
Application
Reading for words containing today's grapheme, making different Ch / Sh / C sounds, highlighting the different ways the sounds are used - reinforcing the strategies learnt
Teacher going around the children helping those struggling, constantly assessing and giving feedback. Using self-assessment guided by teacher to check answers as a class to check understanding - reading through and repeated the sounds to reinforce grapheme understanding