PHONICS – THE KEY TO DECODING VOCABULARY
PHONICS – THE KEY TO DECODING VOCABULARY
Early literacy support interventions are essential for students who need to boost their reading skills . With this in mind , new interventions have begun at Avon Valley School .
Students timetabled for Study Plus lessons now have targeted interventions in groups that have been designed to help them recover , and build upon their knowledge of phonics . Direct and systematic instructions will help students achieve the goal of becoming more effective and enthusiastic readers .
Students who struggle with literacy often have difficulties with phonic awareness . Our aim is to equip students with the skills to be able to access and know the 44 sounds and corresponding graphemes , support them in their practice in thinking about the order and links of sounds , and then link these sounds with appropriate letters .
With success in the basics of decoding words , students will be able to move on to reading with increased fluency and speed ; this will help them access the wider curriculum and enable them to develop a love of reading and the habit of reading for pleasure .
We will continue to champion the importance of supporting our young people to become proficient in their knowledge and mastery of phonics , and look forward to celebrating their subsequent growth in reading accuracy and fluency in both reading and writing .
Having returned focused from the Christmas break , Year 11 students are working extremely hard in preparation for the next phase of PPEs . They have completed their first topic on the Roaring Twenties and are currently working on ‘ Life in Nazi Germany ’.
Year 11 are welcome to attend after school revision sessions in SS5 on a Friday to further improve their GCSE grades . Look out for the updated revision schedule which will appear on Show my Homework in the next week .
Years 9 and 10 have started their GCSEs and are rising to the challenge of the increased standard of work expected . Year 9 have finished their topic on Elizabeth I and Year 10 have nearly finished their topic on ‘ Medicine through Time ’.
Years 7 and 8 are currently working well . Year 7 are enjoying working through their case study on the medieval period and Year 8 are currently studying the First World War .
On Wednesday 8th February 45 students from Years 7 , 8 and 9 will be visiting Churchill ’ s War Rooms and the Houses of Parliament . I am sure that this will be an informative and enjoyable trip .