Guest Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hi Guys, I was hoping that someone could give me a quick overview of what this is about and how it works. many thanks Salsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_20414 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hi Salsa73 Letters and sounds is a programme of principles and practice of high quality phonics from the department for education and skills. It supports EYFS linking letters to sounds. We have been advised through our EECO that we should concentrate on phase 1 in pre-school and although I went on a training course in Feb 08 it has only just been suggested we put it in place in our setting. I have a cd which i am about to load to see if i can get a web site for you. dottyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_20414 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hi Salsa73 http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/earlyyears Hope it's a starting point for you.... dottyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_13453 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 It hasn't been suggested to us that we use it. I'm pleased that we haven't because I'm not sure how it 'sits' with the EYFS really. It's too adult initiated and I feel we'd lose our 20/80 division if we adopted it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_11062 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Letters and Sounds Phase 1 is what you need. Basically it's probably what you already do - singing songs and rhymes, playing musical instruments to follow a beat, listening to the sounds around us. Its divided into 7 aspects: General sound discrimination environmental sounds, General sound discrimination instrumental sounds, general sound discrimination - body percussion, rhythm and rhyme, alliteration, voice sounds and oral blending and segmenting. It is directly linked to the EYFS supporting learning in Communication, language and literacy, Personal Social and emotional development and Creative. It really will help your children with speaking and listening. If you use the Boogie Mites music programme this supports letters and sounds. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_4544 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Phase 1 of letters and sounds is about good early language provision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_13453 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Marion! Didn't recognise you there for a minute! Fab image. The document I got from DfES or wherever looked like a lot of work, I've not had chance to look through it properly yet letters and sounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_4544 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I put some of the activities from L& S phase 1 in the resource bank. I printed them out and laminated them so that my TA can select an activity to use with her key group. They encourage good listening skills and distinguishing individual sounds all things you probably do anyway.. eg: Describe and find it Set up a model farmyard. Describe one of the animals but do not tell the children its name. Say, for example: This animal has horns, four legs and a tail. Ask them to say which animal it is. Ask them to make the noise the animal might make. When they are familiar with the game let individual children take the part of the adult and describe the animal for the others to name. This activity can be repeated with other sets of objects such as zoo animals, toy sets based on transport (e.g. aeroplane, car, train, bus, boat) and musical instruments. It can be made more challenging by introducing sets of random objects to describe and name. phase_1_activities.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_13453 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Yes, I've downloaded that before, thanks - possibly from you! We do do these sort of things, so perhaps we've been doing it without realising it. I'll have a good read over Easter, as a break from the SEF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_4544 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I'm sure you are already doing lots of things that would be classed as Phase 1 Cait it's just good practice really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_13981 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 If you want to phone and order a copy of the phase one book with cd, it's ref no; 00113-2008PCK-EN tele no; 0845 60 222 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Thanks everyone, you have given me some good information. Thanks again Salsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I tried to order phase 1 today but they said they are out of stock and have an alternative which incorporates all the phases.. will see what I get when it arrives I guess. I have been keen to start something like this with my funded children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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