phonics + reading schemes

Question 1

compare synthetic phonics and analytic phonics

Answer 1

Synthetic phonics:
teaches children the individual phonemes independently from reading
once these are embedded they can blend them together to form a word
the child is synthesising the individual phonemes to place them together to form a word
some criticise synthetic phonics as children are not learning ways of decoding unfamiliar words

analytic phonics:
does not teach the individual phonemes to children before they begin reading
encourages the breaking down of words into key sections
these parts are known as the onset and the rime
the onset is the beginning of the word which is likely to be one or two letters long
the rime is the section of the word that follows the onset

Question 2

what is the read write inc reading scheme?

Answer 2

a systematic synthetic phonics programme

Question 3

who developed the read write inc reading scheme?

Answer 3

Ruth Miskin

Question 4

How is read write inc taught?

involves the process of reading, writing, and talking

Answer 4

• starts by teaching phonics to the children in reception class (age 4-5)
  *Reading *
• learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letter groups using picture prompts
• Learn to read words using Fred talk and sound blending
• Read from a range of story books and nonfiction matched to phonic knowledge
  *Writing *
• learn to write and form the letters which
• present the 44 sounds with the help of fun phrases
• Learn to write words using Fred talk
• Learn to build sentences by practicing sentences out loud before they write
  *Talking *
  work in pairs
  Develop ambitious vocabulary
  Take turns in talking and reading to each other

Question 5

what is fred talk?

and how does this method work in practice?

Answer 5

• sounding out the word
• uses a toy frog called fred
• fred can only say sounds in a word, needs childs help to read the word
• fred will say the sounds and children will work out the word
• for example fred will say the sounds ‘c-a- t’, and children will say the word cat

Question 6

what are some strengths of read write inc?

(4)

Answer 6

• Structured approach to phonics instruction
• Writing taught in conjunction with phonics
• Extensive research and proven track record of success
• Validated by the department of education, UK

Question 7

what is a possible weakness of read write inc?

(1)

Answer 7

may not be as flexible as other phonics programmes e.g. like jolly phonics