Moor Hall Primary School Reading Workshops for Parents – Spring Term 2019

Welcome Thank you for attending the workshop today. As a school, we strongly believe that reading is a crucial skill that underpins all areas of the school curriculum and wider life.

Reading provision at Moor Hall - EYFS/KS1 Daily phonics sessions/Guided Reading session (30 minutes each day) Individual reading with an adult at least once each week Daily English lessons which are text rich and encompass all aspects of reading Story sessions take place from 3:00pm across the school – teacher led Class book corners to develop reading for pleasure Moor Hall Reading Challenge Moor Hall Book Week- Where my wellies take me…

‘Children who read for pleasure are likely to do significantly better at school than their peers, making greater progress in mathematics, development of vocabulary and spelling.’ Sullivan & Brown, Social inequalities in cognitive scores at age 16: The role of reading, 2013

The 5 components of reading

Comprehension

Fluency

Phonics

Vocabulary Vocabulary size at 3 yrs = Success at 11yrs •Vocabulary size at 5 yrs = Success at GCSEs at 16yrs •Vocabulary size at 16 yrs = Links to future income (Clegg et al (2009); Hart and Risley (1995, 2003)

Vocabulary Explain what the word means Create a list of synonyms Use the word in a sentence Think of rhyming words

Attitude and motivation Readers develop at different rates. Praise and patience is key! Opportunities for reading are all around us We hope you enjoy the activities and take away some fun ideas for use at home. We would very much like to hear your feedback on today’s session – please could you complete the evaluation form.

A little message from your children… “I love it when we read together because…”