Teach reading: change lives
Parent workshop: Phonics Screening Check – June 2023
“making connections between the sounds of our spoken words and the letters that are used to write them down”.
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised
Valley Primary School uses Little Wandle Letters and Sounds
Revised as our systematic, synthetic phonics (SSP) programme to teach early reading and spelling.
Year 1
Phonics Screening Check
(PSC)
What is the Phonics Screening Check?
The Phonics Screening Check is a national check designed to confirm whether individual children have learnt sufficient phonic decoding and blending skills to an appropriate standard. Passing this Phonics Check does not necessarily mean that your child is an age related reader as it does not check for comprehension or fluency. Children throughout the country in Year 1 will all be taking part in a phonics screening during the week beginning Monday 12th June 2023. Children in Year 2 who did not achieve the required result last year, will also be taking the check.
What happens during the check?
The test contains 40 words and is separated into 2 sections.
These words are a combination of 20 real words and 20 pseudo words (nonsense words).
Each child will sit one to one with their class teacher and read each word aloud.
The check will take approximately 10 minutes per child; although all children are different and will complete the check at their own pace.
Pseudo Words (nonsense words)
The pseudo words will be shown to your child with a picture of an alien.
This provides children with a context for the pseudo word, which is independent from any existing vocabulary they may have.
Pseudo words are included because they will be new to all pupils; they do not favour children with a good vocabulary or visual memory of words.
Pseudo Words (nonsense words)
Example of the check (real words)
Example of the check (pseudo words)
How can I help my child at home? READ
Read to your child
Read with your child
Questions…
Please ask any questions that you may have now. I will also be around after the workshop.