The Learning Journey (in a nutshell)
The Speech Sound Pics Approach wires brains for reading and spelling through phonological awareness training combined with phonics taught systematically. Read Australia™ share innovative techniques based on the latest education and neuroscience research including brain plasticity. We work in partnership with parents and carers to empower them with knowledge and practical skills relating to reading and writing- and to ensure that children can be helped effectively by as many people as possible.
To gain a greater understanding of How SSP works, watch the following video;
This video will explain the 'Why' of SSP
Five Levels of SSP
There are five levels of SSP with students acquiring new skills and concepts at each code level. Phonemic awareness and oral language (Pre Level 1) leads to cracking the code (Level 1 & 2), which then enables higher order thinking (Level 3& 4) while reading with Fluency, Expression and Comprehension. Is also enables high level writing and spelling skills.
Orange Level (Pre Level 1)– Phonemic Awareness & Oral Language
Ability to confidently use Duck Hands to split spoken words into speech sounds, and then say the sounds as they draw a line for each. Understanding of which sound ‘sits’ on each, and to ‘follow the sounds, say the word’…ie oral decoding and encoding.
Green Level (Level 1)
Introduction to the concept of speech sounds represented on paper ie text is talking on paper. Focus of initial group of 6 phonemes (speech sound pics) with which students can decode and encode. Skills developed during preparation for coding extended to coding.
· Letter formation
· Code recognition
· Follow the sound, Say the word (decoding) for green level words
· As above, within whole sentences
· Decoding skills reinforced within real books – Coded readers
SSP Spelling strategy (encoding)
· Decoding and encoding sight words – Duck Levels 1 (and 2 if capable)
· Introduction to the concept that these are 6 pictures of the speech sounds, but there are lots of pictures for most speech sounds – start using spelling clouds
Purple Level (Level 2)
Consolidation of the skills learnt to date, plus;
Listening for speech sounds, identifying if speech sounds are at the beginning, middle or end of the word, linking with sound pics, identifying sound pics, blending sound pics into new words, segmenting sound pics, forming sound pics (letters), writing SSP words, learning new helpful words, creating sentences, discussing meaning, thinking about sentence structure before writing, rhyming, visualising ‘scenes’ from spoken and decoded words and articulating what they imagined, developing symbol imagery (seeing sound pics and ssp words when hearing the spoken word.
Student operating at the Purple level will also be introduced to the concept that speech sounds can be represented by more than one sound pic (eg c/k/ck), that sound pics can be made up of more than one letter (eg ck,ff,ll), that some sound pics can represent more than one speech sound (eg c and g) and that when 2 of the same letter are next to each other this represents the same speech sound (ss, ll)
Yellow Level (Level 3)
Consolidation of the skills learnt to date, plus;
Listening for speech sounds, identifying if speech sounds are at the beginning, middle or end of the word, linking with sound pics, identifying sound pics, blending sound pics into new words, segmenting sound pics, forming sound pics (letters), writing SSP words, learning new helpful words, creating sentences, discussing meaning, thinking about sentence structure before writing, using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops, rhyming, clapping rhythums, working out which speech sound the sound pic represents, by blending the word for meaning (oo/th/eigh), learning more helpful words and moving through the duck levels.
New concepts include; when some sound pics sit together they create a brand new sound pic (sh/ch/th/ng) – and can again represent more than one speech sound (th/oo) – q is always sitting with u in a word. Within this level children are manipulating speech sounds and speech sound pics including ommisions., and can quickly identify new sound pics in words even when the sound pic has not been introduced (by segmenting orally)
Blue Level (Level 4)
By now children should have all of the foundational skills required to decode (read) and encode (spell) and you are able to help children with fluency, vocab and comprehension. Children will be able to hear a sentence and be able to describe what image is conjured up in their heads – and build the ‘story’ with images. They can then orally give answers to questions about the sentences. They will independently use the clouds and other resources to choose speech sound pics (symbols) and notice them in written words – their minds are able to then self-correct when they write a word – does this look correct?
They will be able to more accurately see speech sounds pics in their minds when they hear a speech sound and put them together into print (visualising the word) before looking at the sound pics in print. They can be asked to think of the speech sound pic for a speech sound, and then to think of a different one etc. eg s, sc,c,ps
New concepts include; A speech sound can be split, in print, by sound pics eg. Ate has 2 speech sounds a-e/t (it is the last speech sound) however in print the speech sound a-e (ay) sandwiches this sound pic. Some words may sound the same, but are spelt with different sound pics, (here, hear etc) so words must be read and understood in context.
Working memory is developed at every code level http://www.slideshare.net/ReadingWhisperer/ssp-and-working-memory-wiring-brains-education
Visualisation and Symbol Imagery is developed at every code level http://www.slideshare.net/ReadingWhisperer/visualisation-and-its-importance-in-the-early-years-teaching-reading-and-spelling
The Speech Sound Pics (SSP) Approach rewires ALL brains for reading and spelling, by overcoming oral language, phonemic awareness and auditory processing issues and paving the way for and easier transition to cracking the Big Six!
Sight words are also taught through fast mapping, a world first! The quickest and easiest way to learn sight words, and the kids LOVE learning words with Taylor Swift etc. www.CodedSightWords.com
Components you will expect to cover when using the SSP approach are;
· Early Literacy Skills – including oral language and concepts of print
· Phonemic Awareness
· Coding (Phonics) to spelling
· Fluency
· Vocabulary
· Comprehension
· Early Literacy Skills – including oral language and concepts of print
· Phonemic Awareness
· Coding (Phonics) to spelling
· Fluency
· Vocabulary
· Comprehension