<p> PHONICS FOR PRIMARY CLASSES</p><p>Phonics training provide teachers with all that is needed to introduce phonics for primary classes. The aim is to empower children with the skills and confidence they need to achieve early independence in their reading and writing. A comprehensively organized programme helps teachers how to commence phonics for the students in the Primary section.</p><p>Magic ‘e’ or Silent ‘e’ pattern Silent ‘e’ is bossy, doesn’t say anything but makes the vowel before it say its own name. Example, ‘a’ will say ‘a’ and not the sound of ‘a’, ‘e’ will say ‘e’ and not the sound of ‘e’ and so on. </p><p>The short sound of the vowel is usually heard when the word ends in a consonant. Example, bat, leg, tin, box, gun…</p><p>If a word ends in ‘e’, the first vowel in the word is usually long and the ‘e’ is silent. Example, ‘mad-made’, ‘can-cane’ etc.</p><p>Combination of patterns Double vowel sounds, these pairs say the name of the first vowel.</p><p> __ ee __ cheek, teeth, meet, beef – the sound is ‘e’. Show your teeth when saying these words  __ ea __ meat, beat, sea, peach – says ‘e’ (long sound of ‘ee’)</p><p> __ ea __ head, thread, bread – says ‘e’(short sound of ‘e’)</p><p> __ oa __ boat, goat, soap, oats – says ‘o’</p><p>© Copyright Pearson Education 1 www.pearsoned.co.in ‘ed’ has 3 sounds Can you hear the difference when you say ‘wicked’, ‘picked’ or ‘smiled’?</p><p>‘R’ controlled vowel sound Can you hear the sound of ‘r’ when saying car, park or corn?</p><p>The letter pairs ‘ue’ & ‘ew’ have the same sound Listen carefully to ‘glue’ and ‘drew’.</p><p>If a word has 2 vowels together, the first is usually long and the second is silent Take note when saying ‘wheat’, ‘heat’, ‘rain’……</p><p>‘ear’ has 3 sounds Say ‘hear’, ‘bear’ and ‘earth’ aloud and try to listen to the difference in the sound of ‘ear’ in all the words.</p><p>Did you know that ‘ou’ has five sounds? Speak aloud ‘out’, ‘you’, ‘though’, ‘tough’ and ‘source’. Try to comprehend the five different sounds when pronouncing ‘ou’ in these words. </p><p>© Copyright Pearson Education 2 www.pearsoned.co.in</p>