Reception Reading Meeting Monday 21st September 2015

Reading at Hollyfast Reading for enjoyment is encouraged and fostered. Reading is taught in small groups. Reading skills are applied across the whole curriculum. Reading learning is based on assessment. Reading skills practice is supported by parents at home.

Reading environment Reading high profile in every classroom Reading corners Year group authors

Reception author Nick Butterworth Research Read and share books Homework project

Author home learning 6 week learning grid linked to Nick Butterworth Encourages children to share author’s books Tasks to complete based on the books

Reading curriculum Guided Reading lessons Reading taught across the curriculum Reading in the environment

What is guided reading? Children work in groups of 4-6 with the teacher. The focus is split between learning how to read and developing reading comprehension skills.

Why is Guided Reading an essential element? In guided reading the teacher has an explicit teaching role. It is efficient because the teacher can provide guidance to a group rather than one by one. Also, by working together, children can learn from each other, discussing texts and putting their heads together to find information. Hobsbaum, Gamble & Reedy – Guiding Reading

Other planned reading opportunities Reading buddies Rhyme time Library visits Theatre visits School book time and book spine

Reading at home Library book from the classroom -beyond child’s ability -share as a family and talk about. Regular home reading book Weekly word sheet to practise

Reading at home Children will have home reading book. Reading journal

Reading at home Reading journals- record texts children have read. Children complete reading comprehension activities using the books they have read. Book bands are organised in reading age order. Real books for children to share.

School reading books. Reading journals have top tips for parents and a selection of comprehension questions to ask your child. Books are organised into coloured book bands. Teacher will inform you of what colour band your child is on, and when to change bands. Children can read books from the local library or of their own alongside school books.

Activity page

Listening to your child read Listen to your child read at least four times a week (for about 10 minutes). Remember: a good 10 minutes a few times a week is much better than a difficult half hour every night!

Listen to your child reading Introduce the book. Talk about strategies to use Independent reading Questions about the text.

Strategies to support your child with reading. Phonics! If they can sound the word out using the phonics they know then encourage this as the first strategy Uses the picture as a clue (this is not cheating!) Uses picture clues along with the initial letter in the word Predict what the word could be from the context it is in.

Encouraging a love of reading Encourage children to choose a book they’d like to read Read children’s favourite books again and again to encourage them to learn new words through repetition. Have a regular story time within your child’s routine. Share your favourite books with your child and talk about why you like them. Make up stories together, story time doesn't always have to involve a book! Take it in turns to read with your child. Tell them what you enjoyed about listening to them read.

Praise the words they get right. Don’t just focus on the ones they struggled with. If your child says something nearly right to start with that is fine. Don't say 'No. That's wrong,' but 'Let's read it together' and point to the words as you say them. Talk about what you have read together. Ask your child to question you on what you have heard as well as encouraging them to answer questions. Take books out and about with you to read when you are waiting. Make your own books based on events that happen in your family, children’s interests etc.

How else you can help your child Read information around you when you are out and about. Share different text types with your child- recipes, newspapers, leaflets, comics, magazines. Read in front of your child. Make up and tell stories together. Visit the library and share books together.

This week Reading book Reading journal First set of words to learn Book marks with key questions

School website Reading top tips Reading articles Website links Recommended reads

Important Talk to your child’s class teacher about any concerns you have regarding their reading. They will be able to give you practical advice and ideas to support your child at home.

Huge plea! Only take individual books from the lower shelves on the book cases rather than books that are part of our sets. Only take one book home at a time- you can change them as many times as you want. Help us to keep the book shelves tidy!