FW: [senco-forum] phonic books secondary to complement Phonographix

I bought the book (own money).   Read through it, developed a tick sheet to
follow the programme (which flits about throughout the book).  I have none
of the phonographix material, so I wrote some sentences for reading and
dictation, developed some words lists for "scratch pad" work based on
previously taught sounds, use small white boards for latter.  This is the
scheme I have handed to the 2 LSAs and they are basing their work on it.
However, I'm really struggling with back up books.

I ran it initially with a group of  six Yr 7s a couple of years ago, who
were not the absolute weakest but were weak. This worked well for them and
they all improved with reading and spelling.  They were able to access Eddie
Carron, though and other more advanced reading materials. 

With the latest 2 virtually illiterate pupils, they have worked with 2 LSAs
who I have trained in lunch breaks (oh for more time and money), so they are
learning too.  The 2 lads are "getting it".  They love it when they decode a
word in maths or science, or are able to write some words in other subjects.
These 2 lads work on Wordshark for part of the lesson, have their
phonographix input 1:1 (whilst other does wordshark) and then play games all
related to the patterns they have learned thus far. They have 2x1 hr
sessions a week with 2 different LSAs.  One introduces the new sounds and
does the mapping and sorting, the second does scratch pad and reinforcement.
There are some worksheets (from other schemes) available to the LSAs and
also SWAP gamz and the Letterbox.  All of these resources are used to
reinforce the patterns.  They also do some work on HFW for reading only.
They are also starting to do some precision work with them to reinforce
sh/ch etc, following my recent re-assessment of them, using the phonic
checklist from the scheme and use reading cards to reinforce certain sounds
they find difficult (many of the single letter sounds which they did not
know!)   I really want them to be able to access 95% of any reading material
they tackle, to build on this feeling of success and we don't have anything
suitable. 

Does that help?  Please feel free to ask any more questions.

Sharon

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From: Amanda [mailto:amandavh at btinternet.com] 
Sent: 21 June 2007 17:12
To: Sharon Fawcitt
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] phonic books secondary to complement Phonographix

Hi Sharon

Did you buy a teaching programme for this?  I have a non-reader who
desperately needs help.

Amanda

Secondary SENCO

Cornwall

Sharon Fawcitt <sfawcitt at dsl.pipex.com> wrote:

Our LSAs are putting a couple of pupils through phonographix who were
complete non-readers on arrival, and having fantastic success. Does anyone
know of a series/scheme of phonic books suitable for streetwise Year 7
pupils which would complement the programme? I have done a search through
the archives, but might be using the wrong key words.

Thanks

Sharon

Amanda
Secondary SENCO
Cornwall