SW NF - Readiness Phase - Firefly Online

1 Readiness PhaseHow do I know if my uden n d to u e R din s Ph e?What about terms 2, 3 and 4?In Terms 2, 3 and 4 we recommend you go back to the beginning of your Teacher Book (page 19) and follow the instructions for Exploring the Sound, Exploring the List Words and Working with Words in each I need to do things each day with my students?To ensure students become totally familiar with the sounds and to introduce them to the simple code (graphemes), there are a couple of things we recommend you do every day. Sing the Sound Waves chants and actions (see page 12 & 13 Teacher Book 1 and use the Let s Sing the Sounds CD). Play lots of games with the Sound Waves Sound Charts (see page 174 Teacher Book 1 for fun ideas). Use the Sound Waves Flash Cards to introduce the simple code (graphemes) for each sound.

2 (For the k c unit, start with the k, c card.) Read the teaching notes for each unit in Teacher Book 1. Segment and blend words orally then on the board as the graphemes are introduced, for example, by week 3 bad /b/a/d/, beg /b/e/g/, bed /b/e/d/.What if my students have used Sound Waves before and don t need the alternative program?Students who have a solid understanding of phonemes, graphemes and CVC words should complete Unit 1 Getting Started in Student Book 1 pages 6 and 7. Extra teacher information about this unit can be found on pages 15 to 18 in Teacher Book 1. After completing this unit with your students you simply follow the rest if the program laid out in your Sound Waves 1 Teacher Book. S p 1 Play the Warm Up activity. (eg page 20 in Sound Waves 1 Teacher Book)S p 2 Complete the Identify the Sound activity (eg page 20 in Sound Waves 1 Teacher Book) There are generally two options here.

3 You will usually select Option 1 however, if you decide your students would enjoy both activities then select them both. S p 3 Modify the Match Up (Pictures to Words) game (eg page 22 in Sound Waves 1 Teacher Book). Use the pictures that represent CVC words. Ask students to identify the picture then, as an oral exercise, segment and blend the word for each picture. You can fi nd the Black Line Masters for these games under each unit in the TLC. (If you have access to a Foundation Year Teacher Book, play games from the Discovering Graphemes Phase for each sound.)S p 4 Ask students to complete Activity 2 in Sound Waves 1 Student Book. This activity usually asks students to colour the picture if they hear the focus sound in its 1 Modifi ed ProgramSound Waves 1 requires students to have a basic knowledge of: the phonemes of our language basic graphemes used to represent the phonemes reading and writing words with the CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) pattern.

4 If you are unsure of the abilities of your students we have provided a set of Readiness Black Line Masters to help you identify any problems. If your class requires help with these basic skills we suggest you use a modifi ed version or the Sound Waves 1 program to introduce phonemes, graphemes and CVC words more slowly to your does this modifi ed program look like?The Sound Waves Teacher and Student Books are meant to be used to teach one sound per week for 36 weeks. The modifi ed program suggests you use 4 simple steps to introduce all the consonants and the short vowel sounds only in Term 1. (See the Suggested Yearly Program following for details.) How should I do this?Introduce 3 new sounds per week. We suggest you introduce one sound per day and leave the last two days of the week for revision.

5 For each sound you introduce follow these 4 easy Waves Readiness PhaseTerm 1 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayWeek 1 Readiness BLMsReadiness BLMsReadiness BLMsReadiness BLMsReadiness BLMsWeek 2b for ba for ak for k cRevisionRevisionWeek 3e for ed for di for iRevisionRevisionWeek 4f for fo for og for gRevisionRevisionWeek 5u for uh for hj for jRevisionRevisionWeek 6l for lm for mn/ng for n ngRevisionRevisionWeek 7p for pr for rs for sRevisionRevisionWeek 8t for tv for vw for wRevisionRevisionWeek 9y for yz for zch for chRevisionRevisionWeek 10sh for shth for thth for thRevisionRevision Term 2 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayWeek 11 b bb b bb a a aWeek 12k c q ck x(ks)k c q ck x(ks)k c q ck x(ks)k c q ck x(ks)k c q ck x(ks)Week 13 e e e d dd d ddWeek 14iiiiiWeek 15o ao ao ao ao aWeek 16 f f f f f f f f f g gg g ggWeek 17u ou ou ou ou oWeek 18ai ay a_eai ay a_eai ay a_eai ay a_eai ay a_eWeek 19 h j h j h jl lll llWeek 20ee e eaee e eaee e eaee e eaee e ea Term 3 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayWeek 21i_e yi_e yi_e yi_e yi_e yWeek 22m mmm mm n nn ng n nn ng n nn ngWeek 23oa o_e ooa o_e ooa o_e ooa o_e ooa o_e oWeek 24 p pp r rr p pp r rrs ss se x(ks) cs ss se x(ks) cs ss se x(ks)

6 CWeek 25 ar a ar a ar a ar a ar aWeek 26 ir ur ir ur ir ur ir ur ir urWeek 27t ttt ttt ttt ttt ttWeek 28 or a or a or a or a or aWeek 29 oo u oo u oo u oo u oo uWeek 30 v ve w wh u v ve w wh u v ve w wh uyy Term 4 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayWeek 31 oo oo oo oo ooWeek 32 z zz s s si z zz s s si ch sh ch sh ch shWeek 33ou owou owou owou owou owWeek 34 oy oi oy oi oy oieer eareer earWeek 35ththth th thWeek 36 air air air air airWeek 37erererererSu d Y y Program2 Sound Waves Readiness PhaseBLM R1 Readiness Phase b bb d dd f f f g ggSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Press1 Say the sound for the sound box. Colour the pictures that start with that Say the name for each picture. Listen for the sound at the end of the word.

7 Circle the letter for the sound. b bb d dd f f f g ggb gf gg dd fd gb gf gb f3 Circle the word for each picture. bedbegfi nfi tdogdigBLM R2 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Press a e1 Say the sound for the sound box. Colour the pictures that have this sound in the picture name. a e2 Join the words to the Write some words to Join the words to the Write some words to Finish each word with a or R3 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Press hjl llm mm1 Say the sound for the sound box. Colour the pictures that start with that sound. hjl llm mm2 Say the name for each picture. Listen for the sound at the start of the word. Circle the letter for the Circle the word for each jm jh lm lhid hill hitjet jot joblid lit lipmet mit matham dam jamlet led legBLM R4 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Press n nn p ppr rrs ss se x(ks) c1 Say the sound for the sound box.

8 Colour the pictures that start with that sound. n nn p ppr rrs ss se x(ks) c2 Write the letter in the box in the words. Join the words to the R5 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Pressio au o1 Say the sound for the sound box. Colour the pictures that have this sound in the picture au o2 Join the words to the Write some words to Finish each word with i, o, or R6 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Presst tt v vew wh uy z zz s1 Say the sound for the sound box. Colour the pictures that start with that tt v vew wh uy z zz sapetoyoipebetellenanooagin102 Finish the word to match the R7 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Pressk c q ck x(ks)k c q ck x(ks)1 Say the sound for the sound box.

9 Colour the pictures that start with that Write the letter in the box in the words. Join the words to the Circle the word for each c q ck x(ks)bofomiueenuiltuackcan cat capfi n fi t fi xBLM R8 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Press chshth thng1 Say the sound for the sound box. Colour the pictures that have this sound in the picture name. chshth thnginellipsipongurchfi mokitortoori2 Finish the word to match the picture. Use ch, sh, th or R9 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Pressai ay a_eee e eai_e yoa o_e oai ay a_eee e eai_e yoa o_e o1 Say the sound for the sound box. Colour the pictures that have this sound in the picture Finish each word by adding the fi rst R10 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Press ar a ir ur or a ar a ir ur or a1 Say the sound for the sound box.

10 Colour the pictures that have this sound in the picture Finish each word by adding the fi rst Colour the two that rhyme in each R11 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Press oo u ooou ow oo u ooou ow1 Say the sound for the sound box. Colour the pictures that have this sound in the picture Finish each word by adding the fi rst Colour the two that rhyme in each R12 Readiness PhaseSound Waves 1 Black Line Masters Barbara Murray and Terri Watson 2010 Firefl y Press oy oieer ear airer oy oieer ear air1 Say the sound for the sound box. Colour the pictures that have this sound in the picture Finish each word by adding the fi rst