Phonics Fridays – Phonics Workshop

Kids playing phonics games during Phonics Friday phonics workshop.

Fun Phonics Workshop

Engage your child in the dynamic Phonics Friday phonics workshop designed to elevate their phonics skills to new heights. Situated at our scenic Irvington, NY campus, this workshop combines the thrill of multisensory games, sports, arts, and other lively activities.

Phonics for All Levels

Whether your child is just beginning or already well-versed in phonics, our curriculum caters to all levels. Our mission? To blend education with pure fun, ensuring that every child feels the thrill of learning. Come rain or shine, we have an array of indoor and outdoor activities, where every activity is crafted to reinforce phonetic concepts, making learning not just effective but also enjoyable. Dive into a world where phonics becomes play, and watch as your child’s skills flourish. Sign up today and let your child be a part of our delightful Friday Phonics journey!

Boost Reading Confidence

During our phonics workshop, children dive into the essential phonics rules that underpin stronger reading skills. Our academic content is engaging, relying on stories and memory techniques to foster understanding and long-term retention. With the Clairmont Advanced approach of coupling enjoyable games and activities with learning, this workshop swiftly boosts your child’s reading proficiency and confidence.

In our Phonics Fridays phonics workshop, students explore a wide range of phonics skills tailored to their individual learning needs.

Phonemic Awareness – Rhyming Mastery:
It’s essential for students to recognize rhyming sounds, fostering auditory discrimination and enhancing their phonemic awareness.
Phonemic Awareness – Sound Position Identification:
Students learn to identify sounds at the beginning, middle, and end of words, a skill crucial for sound manipulation and word decoding.
Sound-Letter Association Foundations:
Associating specific sounds with their corresponding letters is pivotal. It lays the groundwork for effective reading and spelling.
Distinguishing Consonants and Vowels:
By understanding the roles of consonants and vowels in word construction, students can decode words more effectively and enhance pronunciation.
Phonics – VC Words Mastery:
Words like ‘it’ and ‘go’ introduce students to vowel-consonant structures, serving as building blocks for more complex words.
Phonics – The World of CVC Words:
Exploring words like ‘mom’ and ‘dog’ helps students practice consonant-vowel-consonant patterns, enhancing their reading fluency.
Phonics – Delving into CVCC Words:
With words such as ‘bank’ and ‘dirt’, students encounter consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant patterns, expanding their word recognition skills.
The Magic of ‘Silent’ E Words:
Words like ‘kite’ and ‘cube’ introduce the role of silent ‘e’, a key concept in transitioning to more advanced reading levels.
Phonics – Journey into Long Vowels:
Recognizing long vowel patterns in words like ‘feet’ and ‘sail’ helps students decode and comprehend a broader range of vocabulary.
Phonics – Discovering Consonant Digraphs:
Digraphs like ‘ch’ and ‘sh’ combine two letters to produce a unique sound, further diversifying students’ phonetic understanding.
Phonics – Blending with Blends:
Blends such as ‘dr’ and ‘sp’ introduce students to the combination of consonants at the start or end of words, refining their reading and pronunciation techniques.

Join us for our Phonics Fridays phonics workshop to witness your child’s rapid growth in reading skills!

Phonics Fridays Sample Day

9:00AM: Drop off
9:00AM-9:30AM: Homeroom Fun
Free play/a time for students to meet and settle in for the class
9:30AM-10:00AM: Early Phonics Game
I.e. Students play with their partners, taking turns reading their tailored words intermittently while playing Color Wars, Tic-Tac-Toe, 6-in-a-Row, etc.
10:00AM-10:45AM: Multi-Sensory Drilling Game (Passive)
I.e. Make Phonics booklets. Each student makes a phonics booklet [arts & crafts] based on the individualized skill they are practicing that day.
10:45AM-11:30AM: Reading and Spelling Game (Active)
I.e. Horseshoe Splashers. During each student’s turn, they have to identify the correct middle vowel sound of the given word, before tossing their horseshoe! A missed horseshoe or incorrect vowel and the other team can splash you with the water squitter (summer months only)!
11:30AM-12:30PM: Snack Time/Free Play & Individual Educational 1:1 Time
After snack, students play while teacher spends 1:1 educational time with each student individually – working on their tailored academia such as mastering reading and spelling of their phonetic words and skills
12:30PM-1:15PM: Read Aloud (Passive)
Followed by reading comprehension game or reading phonics card games like “Snap it Up” or “Rotten Apple”
1:15PM-2:00PM: Reading and Spelling Game (Active)
I.e. Musical Stars – review through a fun & active, multi-sensory game. Students take turns playing both musicians and dancers in a fun educational twist on the classic game musical chairs, winning tickets and prizes by reading and spelling phonics words.
2:00PM-3:00PM: Phonics Art (Passive)
I.e. Word Necklaces. How many rhyming words can you build on your rhyming necklace?
3:00PM: Dismissal