I recently had a Zoom meeting with a Year 6 teacher who discussed how a number of his pupils were struggling with reading and he said he was using the Year 1 phonics check to assess them. This may seem odd, but is has never occurred to me that the Year 1 Phonics Check is […]
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Should ‘alien words’ be part of the Year 1 Phonics Check?
It is that time of year again and the Year 1 Phonics Check is looming. It will take place this year during the week commencing June 12th. There had been a lot of criticism about the check in general but specifically about the nonsense, ‘alien words’ in the check that children are asked to decode. […]
Read More100% success in the Y1 Phonics Check – what are the secret ingredients?
Recent results of the Year 1 Phonics Check show that schools in deprived communities can do as well, if not better than schools in leafy suburbs. Take St George’s, a School in Wandsworth, which just reported 100% success in the Y1 phonics check this year. This school is situated in a challenging catchment area. What […]
Read MoreExplanation of the Year 1 Phonics check by Elizabeth Nonweiler
Thank you Elizabeth Nonweiler for this clearly explained power point presentation about the Year 1 Phonics Check: http://www.nonweiler.demon.co.uk/Y1_Phonics_Check.pdf
Read MoreYear 1 phonics screening check 2015 – FAQs
Soon the Year 1 phonics screening check will take place. Here are some answers to questions that parents, carers and teachers may have about the check: 1. When will the screening check take place? The screening check will take place on the week commencing June 15th 2015. 2. How will the test be administered? The […]
Read MoreWhat are non-words and why they should be part of the Y1 Phonics Check
Non-words are nonsense words made up of the spellings (graphemes) a child has already been taught by Year 1. Words like ‘bip’, ‘steg’ or ‘shromp’. Read more to find out why non-words should be in the Y1 Phonics Screening Check.
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