FUN TEACHING & LEARNING PHONICS

Phonics
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Better to do every day for about 10- 15 min and not for 1 hour

Differences between Sight words & phonics

Sight words
are memorizing words
suitable for words that you usually see
everyday
such as:
1. Pronouns : me , you, they
2. Articles : a. the
3. Preposition : in, on

Phonics
x be memorized
bracking the words and put it together
( blend and read words)

Foundation of phonics
1. Print awareness pupils should be aware that printed words means
something
2. Alphabets recognition
3. Sounds of spoken language
4. Graphaphonic - Connecting no.1 and no.2
Teaching of phonic
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Must refer to phonemic chart.

Short & frequent- not too much at once
Specific focus in every session ( focus on 1 or 2 sound)
Group by ability- change group with progress
Distinguish between letter names and sounds
Example: offer has the /f/ sound
Always reinforce the connection between sound & spelling

Activities of teaching phonic

1. What do you hear?
Listen and raise cards / do actions
2. Rhymes / chants- practicing the sounds ( articulating)
3. Games- ex: say 3 words, pick the word that is not same
4. Finger blending point to individual letters and produce the sound
5. Word building ex: changing of beginning sound
Pin, fin, bin
6. Arranging sort out words by sound
7. Bingo
8. Dictation
(Can refer to
activities in Textbook
IPA system

Can visit these websites for references.

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart
http://audio-class.ru/english-phonetics.php