Phonics for Children: A Teacher's Perspective
About This Course
Day 1: Participants will learn the basics of what phonics is about, and learn the sounds and shapes of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Strategies will be introduced to help support children’s learning at ages 2 to 4, forming a strong foundation in phonemic awareness.
Day 2: Participants will learn strategies for reading & spelling, as well as delve into the more advanced spelling patterns such as Consonant Blends, Digraphs & Diphthongs, for teaching children 5 to 6 years old. Participants will also learn how to design lesson plans and activities for children at various stages of language development. After the session, participant will be required to carry out the 1st assessment in their own schools.
Day 3: With the knowledge of Day 1 & 2, as well as implementation of their Phonics lesson plan in the classroom, participants will discuss challenges that they have faced in the classrooms when teaching phonics and share their ideas in possible strategies to overcome these commonly faced challenges and support diverse learners. Day 3 will conclude with an online 2nd assessment to summarize the learning.
What You'll Learn
1. Gain an overview understanding of phonics.
2. Apply strategies to introduce accurate letter sounds and spelling patterns to children.
3. Link teaching and learning of phoneme (letter sound) to grapheme (letter shape).
4. Create new resources to support children’s understanding of phonics concepts.
5. Incorporate multi-sensory activities in curriculum/lesson design & implementation.
6. Integrate Language & Literacy learning across all domains of child development.
7. Develop literacy take-home kits to strengthen home-school partnership.
8. Explore available materials and/or commercial products to be used in classroom phonic teaching.
Entry Requirements
EY2, L1 & L2 ECDA-registered preschool teachers