Teacher’s Overview

Teacher’sOverviewYour guide to the new phonic elements of Oxford Reading TreeTeach Phonicswith Floppy’s Phonics Soundsand LettersAll you need to delivermulti-sensory phonic lessonsPages 2-5Practise Phonicswith Floppy’s Phonics Fictionand Non-fictionFully decodable books to buildreading confidencePage 6Richer Readingwith 36 new Biff, Chip and KipperDecode and Develop storiesPlus all the other fantastic Biff,Chip and Kipper StoriesPage 72

Teach phonics with Biff,Chip, Kipper and ppy’s Phonics Sounds and Letters is a new systematic,synthetic phonics teaching programme with OxfordReading Tree characters:At the heart of the programme is the Alphabetic Code Chart.This shows the difference between the ‘alphabet’ (the letters)and the ‘alphabetic code’ (the alternative spellings for all thephonemes). It helps to clarify the main phonics concepts andshould be displayed to: Help children remember how to ‘crack the code’ Help parents understand how you are teaching phonics Reinforce phonics when they come up incidentally.The Teaching Handbooksare straightforward guidesto the programme, coveringcomponents, teachingmethodology, differentiationand home/school support.The Planning, Assessment andResources Book and CD-ROMoffer guidance and resourcesto help manage your teachingand assessment.Floppy’s Phonics Sounds and Letters Teaching SequenceRevisit and ReviewRevise the sounds with the Flashcards and the Frieze.There are 72 A4 Flashcards to teachphonics for Stages 1 , 2, 3 and 4. Theyshow the key mnemonic pictures whichappear throughout the programme.The Frieze shows the key mnemonicpictures and words. Each strip matchesone Sounds and Letters Book, so theFrieze can be put on the wall as thechildren learn each set of sounds.2

Teach phonics with Biff,Chip, Kipper and chTeach the new sound using the Flashcards and the CD-ROM.Play the focussound.Play an animationshowing letterformation.Play the focus soundwithin a word.Click on audiobuttons to hear thesound in a word.Sound out and blendwords including thefocus sound.Activity to revisethe sounds alreadytaught.Play the sounds youhave already taught.Spelling activityusing the soundsalready taught.Use the Flashcards to teach the newletter-sound correspondences. Use thedecodable words on the back to modelblending and segmenting.Sssszzapzipzig-zag-ighsighlightfright3

Teach phonics with Biff,Chip, Kipper and ctisePractise with the Sounds and Letters Books and the Sounds andLetters Activity Sheets.42 Sounds and Letters Books at Stages 1-5present the sounds and graphemes in thecontext of Oxford Reading Tree scenes.octopusondognodpondso unSayeth4dsEarly Phonics is covered at Oxford ReadingTree Stage 1 in picture books featuringBiff, Chip and Kipper, which focus onenvironmental sounds in different settingssuch as ‘At the Farm’, ‘In the Park’, and ‘AtSchool’.clockFloppyorangeboxWhat other words can you find in thepicture with the /o/ sound in them?[dog, October, pot, cloth]s a t p i n m d g o5Stage1 bk3 prf3.indd 4-518/5/10 16:01:13Photocopiable Activity Sheets practising all the soundsare included in the Teaching Handbooks. T he Activity Sheets practise sounds and graphemesin and out of context They include words that all children should be ableto read, as well as some that offer more of a challenge There are writing activities which progress in difficulty They are ideal for using in the classroom or forsending home.Applygdggd oApply the phonics taught using cumulative texts for readingpractice and the Grapheme Tiles for spelling practice.Use the cumulative texts from the Planning andResources CD to practise reading a complete text.Use the photocopiable Grapheme Tiles from thePlanning, Assessment and Resources Book forteacher-led activities and individual spelling practice.4ds.inddme tilegraphe1

Teach phonics with Biff,Chip, Kipper and solidate Use the Sounds and Letters Books to revise each set of sounds and buildconfidence. Reading activities at the end of each book consolidate learning. Use the Sounds and Letters CD-ROM for further consolidation.dg o c k o g k c o gK GO CcatcodandtagethSayso undd s g a m o t n c pi k d s g a m o t n ck cg odogskipMatch the capital letters with the lower case letters and say their sounds.Read the words by sounding out the letters and blending them.Trace the letter shapes and say the sounds.1012Stage1 bk3 prf3.indd 12so unsSayethsUse the consolidationactivities in thebooks (includingmatching activities,captions, texts andshort stories).Match each picture to its letter shape.1118/5/10 16:01:35Use the activities on the CD-ROM to practise blending and segmenting.A segmenting activity5

Practise phonics with Biff,Chip, Kipper and ppy’s Phonics Fiction and Non-fictionAfter you have finished teaching phonics within each Oxford Reading Tree Stage, it isimportant that children start applying their phonics skills in context by reading stories andother texts. Reading Floppy’s Phonics Fiction and Non-fiction decodable readers at the sameStage enables children to practise the phonics they have learned in engaging stories andnon-fiction texts featuring the familiar Oxford Reading Tree characters.The decodable books will help build children’s reading confidence and enjoyment of storiesand non-fiction.The books can also be read independently and are ideal for sending home. Handy noteson the inside cover will help adults to support children in practising their decoding andgetting the most out of the books.Inside cover notes for Floppy’s Phonics Fiction, CatsFree Group/Guided Reading Notes aresupplied with the books to help you usethem with groups or individual children inthe classroom, providing pointers to help youassess decoding and comprehension skills.6Group/Guided Reading Notes for Floppy’sPhonics Stage 4, The Lost Chimp

Develop language comprehensionand vocabulary with Biff, Chip,Kipper and er children have practised using their phonics with the Floppy’s Phonics decodable readers,they can move on to reading the Biff, Chip and Kipper Decode and Develop Stories at the sameOxford Reading Tree Stage. These allow children to continue to decode words and use phonicsskills whilst broadening their reading experience.Brand new Decode and Develop adventures for Biff, Chip,Kipper and Floppy!36 brand new adventures with a high proportion of decodable words to support the transitionbetween Floppy’s Phonics to the richer language experience of the Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories.All the stories have the same elements of familiar situations, humour, drama and natural-soundinglanguage to really engage children.Over 200 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories for a richerreading experienceBig helpings of fun, magic and drama help instill a real love of reading, built within a carefullylevelled structure to help every child progress. Reading these stories will increase children’svocabulary, enrich their language comprehension and widen their reading experience.These stories include different types of books to support the development of early reading skills.Stage 1 Wordless Stories support speaking andlistening as children predict events and discussfamiliar settings and experiences.Stages 1 , 2 and 3 focus on important highfrequency words and sentences to practice trickyand decodable high frequency words and increasetheir knowledge of punctuation.As children read through Biff, Chip and KipperStories, their reading and comprehensionbroadens as they move into a fantasy world withthe Magic Key adventures which also providesopportunities to introduce cross-curricular links.The higher stages introduce more complicatedsentence structures and paragraphs, as well as theconcept of sequels to increase reading stamina,which is vital for reading success.7

Support at school and at homeAt school . . . New inside cover notes within each book showteaching assistants, parents and carers how tohelp children decode Floppy’s Phonics booksand support them in developing languagecomprehension with the richer Biff, Chip andKipper Stories. C omprehensive, accessible and straightforwardguidance for teaching and practising phonics andpreparing children for language-rich stories.At home . . . C ontinue practising at homewith the Sounds and LettersHome Grapheme Tiles and theSounds and Letters Books. P ractise decoding in context with the Floppy’sPhonics Fiction and Non-fiction books. Noteson the inside book covers explain how to helpchildren practise decoding in context. V isit our new parent support websitewww.oxfordowl.co.uk for free advice,eBooks and activities, plus guidance onhow to pronounce the phonics sounds.What to do next?Once you have looked through your Evaluation Pack, if you would like to place an order, use the orderform enclosed or contact your Educational Consultant who would be happy to help.Please call 44 1865 354240 or email education.export@oup.comOrder your Richer Reading Evaluation Pack* to broaden your children’s reading experience. The packincludes 10 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories from stages 1 to 9, 2 non-fiction titles and 1 poetry title.978 019 833092 9 25.00School Address:Please complete in block capitalsName:Position:Country:School Name:Email#:1tel 44 1536 452610fax 44 1865 313472emailweb#By giving us your email address you are agreeing to us sending you emails about relevant OUPproducts and offers. Your email address will not be sold or passed onto third parties outside uk/internationalK37662*Evaluation packs are sent free of charge anywhere in the world. After 30 days, you can pay for thepacks and keep them or return them to us at your own cost (free return postage for UK schools).

and vocabulary with Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy! 7 Richer Reading Practise Phonics Teach Phonics After children have practised using their phonics with the Floppy’s Phonics decodable readers, they can move on to reading the Biff, Chip and Kipper Decode and Develop Stories at the same Oxford Reading Tree Stage.