Course Structure 

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The Online TPhYL Course (OTC) uses a blended approach with a combination of the following:

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8 Online Group Live Sessions + 3 Private Live Sessions + Offline Self Study Sessions* + Homework of each Session

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* Important Remark: 

Course participants are expected to complete tasks set in the Offline Session before coming to each Online Session. Tasks set in the Offline Session can involve reading articles, listening to podcasts, following PPTs (with audios), watching videos, etc.

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Course Outline

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TPhYL Introduction

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Session 1 

   Phonics

• Have knowledge of principles of Synthetic Phonics

• Understand roadmap of Synthetic Phonics

• Develop awareness of Letter Sound Correspondences (LSCs)

   Letters

• Have knowledge of the role of letters in Phonics and the teaching of LSCs

• Understand letter types by citing examples

• Categorise letters according to their characteristics

• Understand the role of starting and ending points, and correct stroke orders

• Understand the teaching processes of letter formation to Young Learners

• Evaluate and adapt activities to facilitate the teaching of letter formation to Young Learners using manipulatives

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Session 2

   Sounds

• Have knowledge of the role of sounds in Phonics and the teaching of LSCs

• Understand how to use the IPA chart and oral articulators to accurately produce English sounds

• Categorise sounds according to their characteristics

• Explain key Phonics terms by citing examples

   Simple and Complex Alphabetic Codes

• Have knowledge of the scope of the two Alphabetic Codes

• Understand the teaching sequence of the Simple Alphabetic Code

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Session 3

   Teaching Young Learners LSCs

• Develop understanding of young learners and how they learn

• Understand the role of multisensory activities in the teaching of Phonics

   Planning an LSC Lesson

• Understand 3-stage LSC lesson plans (1st_Revision, 2nd_Presentation, 3rd_Practice) and aims of each stage

• Understand success criteria of an effective 3-stage LSC lesson

• Understand steps of how to plan and write an LSC lesson plan

• Understand how to evaluate LSC lesson plans

• Plan and write a 3-stage LSC lesson plan for Young Learners

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Session 4

   Demonstrating a Stage of an LSC Lesson

• Understand the role of teaching demonstrations

• Understand success criteria of an effective teaching demonstration

• Understand how to demonstrate a stage of your LSC lesson

• Understand how to evaluate teaching demonstrations

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Session 5 

   Blending and Segmenting

• Understand concepts, sub-skills and terminology of blending and segmenting

• Understand the teaching processes of blending and segmenting

• Adapt and create activities to facilitate the teaching of blending and segmenting using manipulatives

• Understand how to incorporate blending or segmenting practice into LSC lessons

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Session 6

   Common Exception Words (CEWs)

• Have knowledge of Common Exception Words (CEWs)

• Understand how to identify irregular parts in CEWs

• Understand the concept of teaching CEWs in context

   Decodable Phonics Readers

• Understand decodable Phonics readers and their role in teaching reading

• Understand how to teach reading using decodable Phonics readers

• Adapt and create activities for a reading session using a decodable Phonics reader

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Session 7

   Assessing Young Learners

• Understand formative and summative assessments, and assessments for learning

• Understand strategies for using classroom activities as assessments

• Identify and set checkpoints for assessing Phonics knowledge and skills in a commercial Phonics programme

   Differentiated Teaching in a Phonics Classroom

• Understand the role of differentiated teaching

• Understand strategies to facilitate differentiated teaching in a Phonics Classroom by citing examples related to content, process, or product modifications

• Adapt and create activity ideas to facilitate differentiated teaching in a Phonics Classroom to meet the needs of advanced and struggling learners

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Session 8

   TPhYL Exam Strategies

• Understand effective strategies to prepare for TPhYL Exam

• Practise taking TPhYL online

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TPhYL Exam

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