Articles tagged with: nonsense words

The Great Phonics Check Debate

Posted on 19th June 201316th September 2016 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Synthetic Phonics and tagged nonsense words, phonics check, Y1 phonics checkLeave a Comment

This week pupils in Y1 will undergo the phonics check. Here are the two sides to the debate. http://www.phonicsinternational.com/screener_debate.pdf

Why we all need to be able to read nonsense words

Posted on 15th February 201316th September 2016 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Learning to Read and tagged non words, nonsense words, Y1 phonics checkLeave a Comment

Here is a very logical, straightforward explanation why we all need to be able to read nonsense words. Spelfabet website beautifully and simply concludes that “nonsense words = words we haven’t yet met”. Why wouldn’t we want to teach children a skill that would help them read words they haven’t yet met? http://www.spelfabet.com.au/2012/12/nonsense-words/ This article was flagged up by […]

Why non-words should be included in the Year 1 Phonics Check

Posted on 21st November 20111st June 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Synthetic Phonics and tagged article, beginner readers, blending skills, non words, nonsense words, nonsense words in phonics check, phonics check, Year 1 phonics check, Year 1 phonics screening check1 Comment

Non-words are nonsense words made up of the spellings (graphemes) a child has already been taught: words like ‘bip’, ‘steg’ or ‘shromp’. Read more to find out why non-words should be included in the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check.