1. More The more you read, The more you know. The more you know, The smarter you grow. The smarter you grow, The stronger your voice, When speaking your mind or making your choice.

2. Tuesday 1 st March 2016

3. What does reading mean to you? Why is reading so important for children?

4.  To share with you how we teach reading in school.  To show you how you can support your child’s reading development at home.  To support you in helping your child with spelling  To launch our new Reading Journals

5.  Books help children develop vital language skills.  Reading can open up new worlds and enrich children's lives.  Reading can enhance children's social skills.  Reading can improve hand-eye coordination.  Reading is fun

6.  Reading for pleasure  Class novel  Library sessions  Guided Reading (group reading to an adult in school)  Home school Reading journals – children must read at home every day  Phonics teaching

7.  Reading buddies in school  New Home School Reading Journals - books & prizes  Book Fairs  World Book Day celebrations this week  Visiting Authors

8. Why should you support reading at home? Parents, carers and families have a vital role to play in helping their children achieve their full potential. (Department for Education) Parents can improve their children’s academic performance by the equivalent of up to six months’ schooling by reading together, singing songs and even sharing family meals. (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) There is ample evidence that parents who promote reading as a valuable and worthwhile activity have children who are motivated to read for pleasure. (Literacy Trust)

9.  Listen to your child read  Read to your child  Tell a story to your child  Make up stories using toys  Ask questions about what they have read/listened to  Visit local libraries and bookshops

10. Encourage your child to use a variety of ways to read the text Problem solve with your child  Talk through the book ‘reading’ the pictures first. Video clip of Fay teaching reading here Reading Learning spellings

11. What is phonics? We teach these two main skills… b – oa - t

12.  44 sounds or ‘phonemes’  Pure sounds ‘mmm’ not ‘muh’. The Oxford Owl website oxfordowl.co.ukoxfordowl.co.uk has lots of useful information

13. Old name was PACT books 3 different staged Reading Journals: 1. First Steps (EYFS) 2. Next Steps (Key Stage 1) 3. Moving On (Key Stage 2)

17.  http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading  http://www.lgfl.net http://www.lgfl.net  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools

18.  In school we have Spelling tests in every year group. Strategies for supporting children to learn their spellings: Look, Cover, Say, Write, Check Video clip of learning spellings here

19.  Little & often – everyday for 10/15 minutes  Praise all attempts  Encourage children to keep trying  Correct all errors in a positive way  Any questions?