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Week 4

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Soundwaves Spelling - Years 3-6

 Years 3-6 will be covering units:

Research has definitively proven that to become skilled readers, children need direct, explicit instruction in these five components:

Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension

Once children have a strong phonics and phonemic awareness we can then build up their fluency when reading and vocabulary knowledge. This then leads to comprehending texts. 

Comprehension begins with vocabulary. When reading with your child it is important to discuss words and their meanings to build vocabulary knowledge. The more words a reader knows and understands, the more they are able to comprehend what they’re reading or listening to.  

A reminder to return any Holiday Reading forms, the prizes will be drawn at our next Assembly!