[senco-forum] High Frequency Words Reading Schemes

You'll find them listed in Appendix 1 of Letters & Sounds P193. P194

I have them to hand as reading and spelling checklists - have sent to Kate
and will send to anyone else who would like them as attachments.

Philippa

On Jan 20, 2008 3:03 AM, Maggie Downie <maizie2004 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> You'll find them listed in Appendix 1 of Letters & Sounds  P193.  P194
> lists them in the order in which they are introduced in the programme,
> divided into 'decodable' words and 'tricky' words.  Guidance on teaching
> them is in each of the appropriate phases.
>
> It is a confusing document to find things in!
>
> Maggie
>
> Kate Barnes <kate.senrab at btinternet.com> wrote: Are these HFW listed
> anywhere? I couldnt find them...
>  Kate
>
> Maggie Downie <maizie2004 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>  The NLS no longer exists, there is no longer a requirement to teach a
> list of HFWs as per the old NLS.
>
> If you look in the new government guidance, Letters & Sounds, you will
> find that they advocate the teaching of a number of 'tricky' words during
> each phase, always through the decoding and blending route. Many of the 'old
> NLS' HFWs were completely decodable and are covered at the appropriate stage
> of the phonics teaching.
>
> Most of the decodeable book schemes which can run alongside Letters &
> Sounds (or whatever phonics programme the school is using) introduce the
> 'tricky' words.
>
> Maggie
>
> jenni bailey wrote: I am looking to find a good reading scheme which uses
> the  NLS High Frequency
> Words list and which progresses from the first 45 to the next 200
> gradually.
>
> I found a scheme which I thought was called "Words First" but have
> misplaced
> the promo pamphlet and cannot find them on the internet.
>
> If anyone has details of this - or any other good quality - scheme (which
> is
> cheap!) I'd love to have the information.
>
> Thanks,
> Jenni Bailey
> SENCo
> The Royal School Hampstead
>
>
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