Sounding out the word 'Reception'

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Was just looking at this at the school office when I dropped off my DCs - does the 'ece' bit sound as it does because of magic e - Otherwise, I assume that 're' and 'tion' are bits that are just learnt. I want to make DS write it but I need to get my head around it first

Oh - because he has asked me several times, but he would need help with it (maybe I should have phrased that a bit differently).

yes, you want to make it
re-cep-tion

sorry - the ece is not the group.

it's reee-cep-shun or reh-CEP-shun.

It's quite straightforward:

r - e (as in red)- s (as c followed by an e represents the 's' sound) - e (also as in red) - p - tio (represents the sound 'sh' in words like action, ambitious, caution) - n

The first syllable isn't stressed which is why we don't say 'e' but more 'uh' (a schwa). But this is common with unstressed vowels in English.

Though perhaps a bit ambitious for a a beginner reader.

Got it - thanks!

Hmm. singersgirl, I would say that the 'ti' represents the /sh/ sound, while the 'o' & 'n' are straightforward /o/, /n/(there is a vowel sound between the 'i' and the 'n').

If you start thinking that the 'tio'=/sh/ you encounter difficulties when you meet words like 'patient'!

Ooh, you're right. Sorry about the slip up....

You are right, maizie, but i'd be inclined to teach "tion" as /shun/ rather than "ti" as /sh/
because you might get problems when ti is /ti/

(as in bluetit, timothy)

it's all too complicated for reception!

nickel - good point about it being complicated but are there any good guidelines/books out there which deal with suitable spelling words range for different ages? I suppose I could build it around the key words lists and add a few familiar names but I almost wish there were old-style comprehension books available to use as a basis for complementing what they ought to be learning at school

there is a book called Eric Schonell's Essential Spelling list, which has lists of words that are suitable for KS2 - it goes from age 7 to age 12, and lists all the words that they should know at those ages.

I haven't seen lists like that for younger children, but at reception, they don't even expect them to know all the CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant words (like CAT) ) by the end.

A good plan would be to use the Phonics books - Jolly phonics are great - of something like Peter and Jane books - they introduce a word a page and build up with a list of new words at the end.

We have Peter and Jane - you are right, they would be perfect - many thanks.

Btw he is in yr 1 though a summer born so not yet 5.6 - the school is not great (despite being outstanding ) so I am having to teach him more than I would have expected

i interpreted the Reception at school as being his class! sorry.

I think you'll do fine - it's always a good idea to help outside of school anyway - I'm a big fan of reading for fun!