Reading in Key Stage 2 Wednesday 18th January,2017 The Bellbird Primary School

Aims To provide an overview of how the reading books in key stage 2 are now organised. To explain how reading is assessed and taught in Key stage 2 To give some guidance on encouraging children to read at home.

“Understanding reading is not rocket science: it is much harder than that!”

- - + + Good language comprehension, poor word recognition Good word recognition, good language comprehension Word recognition - + Poor word recognition, poor language comprehension Good word recognition, poor language comprehension - Language comprehension

The Reading Curriculum includes; Independent Reading – easy text, 95%-100% accuracy. Guided Reading – instructional text, 90%-94% accuracy. Shared Reading – a hard text, 80%-89% accuracy The Reading Curriculum includes; shared reading guided reading regular independent reading - individual - group and paired home/school reading hearing books read aloud on a regular basis selecting their own choice of texts reading whole texts and on screen making close links between reading and writing reading in other subject areas All of these are essential because they offer different opportunities to develop fluent, enthusiastic and critical readers. 5

Michael Rosen - 2012 “Parents must remember it is not their job to teach kids to read, it is to encourage them to love books.”

Book Bands – Enjoy the journey

All reading should be enjoyable and successful

Practice + stamina + enthusiastic adults = a successful reader

Reading Aloud – Never Stop!

What is reading comprehension? Making meaning from texts Making meaning from texts

“To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.” So, what’s it all about? “To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.” Edmund Burke

What are effective readers able to do?

Effective readers can: Read quickly Guess difficult words Look for clues Predict Adapt the way they read for the task Draw on previous knowledge Pick up on hidden and not so hidden messages Create mental images 11

How Can Parents Support children’s Reading at Home? Look for clues in illustrations. If the meaning is unclear, encourage your child to go back and reread a piece of text. Encourage your child to visualise the story as they read it. Check vocabulary

How Can Parents Support Children’s Reading at Home? Predict what will happen next. Practise retelling parts of a story. Discuss responses to the book. Visit the library and compare your book choices. Be excited about books.

How Can Parents Support Children’s Reading at Home? Magazines Newspapers E-books Non-fiction Poetry Fiction – including picture books.

How Can Parents Support Children’s Reading at Home? Encourage your child to look after school books. Write in the school reading record. Talk to the teacher.

How Can Parents Support Children’s Reading at Home? After reading some chapters or the whole book discuss: Likes Dislikes Questions/puzzles Connections

Useful Websites www.oxfordowl.co.uk

Useful Websites www.lovereading4kids.co.uk

The National Literacy Trust www.wordsforlife.org.uk

English Updates The Norfolk Children’s book shop& talk for parents – Thursday 15th June from 6.30 pm World Book Day – 2nd March 2017 Heffers bookshop – Wednesday 8th March from 2.30 pm Readathon

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