Year 1 Phonics Check overview

Overview

This video outlines what the Year 1 Phonics Check is and includes clips of teachers administering the assessment and discussing the results. 

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Who is this video for?

Foundation to Year 2 teachers; school leaders.

What will you learn?

What the Year 1 Phonics Check is. 

What administering the Year 1 Phonics Check looks like. 

What information teachers can gain from the Year 1 Phonics Check report. 

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Administering and analysing the Year 1 Phonics Check – Student 1

This video shows a teacher administering the Year 1 Phonics Check with a student who displays efficient decoding skills, followed by a teacher discussion about next steps for the student. 

Administering and analysing the Year 1 Phonics Check – Student 2  

This video shows a teacher administering the Year 1 Phonics Check with a student who is given wait time to decode the words, followed by a teacher discussion about next steps for the student. 

Administering and analysing the Year 1 Phonics Check – Student 3

This video shows a teacher administering the paper version of the Year 1 Phonics Check with a student who displays efficient recall and application of simple and complex code, followed by a teacher discussion about next steps for the student. 

Administering and analysing the Year 1 Phonics Check – Student 4 

This video shows a teacher administering the Year 1 Phonics Check with a student who displays knowledge and application of the simple code, followed by a teacher discussion about next steps for the student.