How often should I be assessing the children’s phonic knowledge and skills?
There should be assessment opportunities every day. During the discrete phonics teaching session there are opportunities for teachers/TAs to observe the children’s phonic knowledge and skills, particularly when engaged in ‘show me’ activities, such as writing words on whiteboards, finding a GPC on a fan etc. When the children read to you, you will notice which types of words they successfully/unsuccessfully blend and which GPCs are known/unknown. When writing with a group of children (in any area of the curriculum), you will notice which types of words they can/can’t successfully segment and which GPCs they can recall. Assessments can also be made when observing the children writing in the role play and writing areas; when playing with practical phonics equipment eg magnetic letters etc.
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