IR Video Lesson

This 'ir' digraph Power Point is a taught lesson especially suitable for those who have special needs or need a slower pace.

This video aims to build phonemic awareness of the IR sound, and give plentiful exposure to the new sound so that children can begin to sound IR words out.

Because we want pupils to learn the sound thoroughly to decode before the child becomes familiar with the words with the IR sound, which are few, we use some words that the child may not have heard of, but will increase vocabulary, I find that it is too easy for children to learn IR words by sight and not be familiar with the phonics.

Special features of the 'ir' PowerPoint lesson

This IR video lesson is one of a series, teaching phonics systematically, to enable every child to succeed.

There are no distractions/annoying background music for the special needs child to have to 'block out' before s/he can learn - no jingly music, no comic pictures. Nothing moves quickly.

Everything is explained very simply.

Sound buttons are provided for use if necessary.

What is included in/with the 'ck' Digraph PowerPoint?

This 'IR' video is a narrated lesson.

It is just like having your own phonics teacher!

There are 35 slides. We begin by introducing 'IR' and hearing and segmenting orally words with the IR sound.

The video then goes on to help the child to sound out words with ir to spell.

Finally, there is a fun challenge to help the child track the IR sound in words - an important skill for the special needs/dyslexic child: words float onto the screen and the child must indicate when they see IR and when they do not.

How can the ‘IR' video be used?

It can be used in multiple ways:

It can either be used by the child, with support from an adult, as well as to give the parents a feel for what is necessary - i.e., for training purposes.

It can be sent home for a child to watch with his/her parents after seeing it in class - this will then act as revision as well as training the parent as to what is necessary to help the child.

What is included?

One video with 35 scenes

Written by a teacher with over 30 years’ experience of teaching phonics to all abilities.

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