KSSR ENG YEAR 1 TEACHING PHONICS 3

UNIT 3 LET'S BE FRIENDS
Phonemes: /s æ t p/
Graphemes: s a t p
Words: sat, pat, tap, at, sap, ap, *as
(Bold- words taught in the textbook. The rest are other words including 'nonsense words'.
'as' - the 's' in 'as' is /z/ but you can introduce the word in this unit. Just model the correct pronunciation for 'as'.)

LESSON 1
Phoneme:/s æ t p/
Graphemes: s a t p
Content
Standard: 2.1
Learning
Standard: 2.1.2a, 2.1.3
Teaching Aids: Sound card 's'(3), a(3), t(3), p(3); pocket chart; chalk or masking tape
Time: 30 minutes
Activity:
1. Revise phonemes /s æ t p/. Flash sound cards and sing Association Action Song.
2. Do oral blending for words sat, tap, pat.
2. Show Sound Card Blending for words sat, tap, pat.
3. Play Blending Game Kangaroo Hop, Textbook pg 11.
4. Show Sound Card Blending again.

Reflection:

LESSON 2
Phoneme:/s æ t p/
Graphemes: s a t p
Content
Standard: 2.1
Learning
Standard: 2.1.2a, 2.1.3, 3.1.2a
Teaching Aids: Sound card 's'(3), a(3), t(3), p(3); pocket chart; chalk or tape.
Time: 30 minutes
Activity:
1. Revise blending.
2. Do Hands-on Look & Build and Listen and Build.
3. Do writing activites:

• AB pg 9.
• Dictation

Reflection:

LESSON 3
Phoneme:/s æ t p/
Graphemes: s a t p
Content
Standard: 2.1
Learning
Standard: 2.1.2a, 2.1.3
Teaching Aids: Sound cards s, a, t, p; pocket chart; Chant Poster(Textbook pg 11)
Time: 30 minutes
Activity:
1. Revise blending.
2. Teach the chant(decodable reading text) in Textbook pg 11.
3. Stick Chant Poster on the board. Let pupils use musical instruments as they chant.

Reflection:

LESSON 4
Phoneme:/s æ t p/
Graphemes: s a t p
Content
Standard: 2.1
Learning
Standard: 2.1.2a, 2.1.3, 3.1.2a
Teaching Aids: Sound cards s, a, t, p; pocket chart; Chant Poster(Textbook pg 11)
Time: 30 minutes
Activity:
1. Revise blending.
2. Do dictation/spelling test.
3. Do manipulation.

Reflection:

POINTS TO PONDER:
BLENDING: Pupils are taught to read by blending the individual sounds. This is the first time they are taught blending. It's crucial for teachers to show the blending steps clearly and smoothly(and also quickly), many times. In my personal experience with 6 year olds, a majority of them are able to grasp this blending concept after couple of weeks(They have reading lesson everyday).

For slow learners, we do Hands-On Blending(Look & Build, Listen & Build) for remedial, on one-on-one basis, the better. Hands-On Blending is one powerful tool. I haven't got the chance to put a video clip. Do join my Readeasy Intensive course to have an hands-on experience.

SEGMENTING: Pupils are taught to spell by segmenting. It can be oral or written. For new Phonics teachers, do bear in mind that the pupils will spell by saying the SOUNDS not the letter names.
Spelling is harder than reading because there are no visual clues. A pupil has to think in his/her mind what are the sounds in a word and then transcribe each sound. It gets tougher when s/he learns there are more than one spelling(grapheme) for a sound( Unit 10, phoneme /k/ can be represented by grapheme c, k or ck).

So do a lot of oral spelling with your pupils. Play Phonics Spell-It-Right. Do spelling tests(during my days in primary school, we have spelling test all the time). Reward your best spellers, weekly, monthly, in class and also in school assemblies.

MANIPULATION:
STEP 1: Teacher shows manipulation by

• adding a new sound t ... at
  
• deleting a sound at ... a
  
• substituting a sound cat ... cot
• reversing sounds cat ... tac

STEP 2: The pupil manipulates the letters according to teacher's instructions. Give each pupil only the sound cards they will need for the sequence.

Suggested manipulation sequence for sounds represented by s a t p:
a - as - ap - at - sat - pat - tap - ap - sap

This manipultaion exercise is very powerful because you are training your pupils to read any possible sound combinations.