1. Welcome to the Reading and Spelling Meeting Mrs Metcalfe

2. Reading

3. By reading regularly with your children you are: strengthening your relationship; stimulating their imaginations; developing their understanding of how language works; helping them discover the joys of reading; giving them a secure base for their education

4. Research has shown that Children who read for pleasure achieve more highly at school Parents who support children’s reading make a big difference to how well they do at school

5. But my child can read, so do I have to listen to them? Do they need help with particular sounds? Do they need help with particular sounds? Do they need strategies to read new and unfamiliar words? Do they need strategies to read new and unfamiliar words? Do they read with fluency and expression? Do they read with fluency and expression? Can they answer questions about the main character? The setting? The text features? Can they answer questions about the main character? The setting? The text features? Can they predict what might happen in the story? Can they predict what might happen in the story? Can they summarise the story to show their understanding? Can they summarise the story to show their understanding? Can they express an opinion about the book? Can they express an opinion about the book?

6. My child does not want to read, so what shall I do? Read to them Read to them Take them to the library Take them to the library Demonstrate good reading practice Demonstrate good reading practice Attend story telling sessions Attend story telling sessions Share reading (and ‘voices’) Share reading (and ‘voices’) Try a variety of authors and genres Try a variety of authors and genres Ask other children (or adults!) for recommendations Ask other children (or adults!) for recommendations

7. Remember that………. A good ten minutes is better than a difficult half hour!

9. NOT Read TO me BUT….. Read WITH me! The apprenticeship approach

10. SPELLING Read Write Inc (Synthetic phonics programme devised by Ruth Miskin) http:/www.oup.com/oxed/primary/rwi/athome/ Nessy Spelling system

11. I take it you already know Of tough and bough and cough and dough? Others may stumble but not you, On hiccough, thorough, laugh and through.

12. Competent Spellers are those who Take an interest in words Take an interest in words Have a good verbal ability and visual perception Have a good verbal ability and visual perception Those with good or ‘careful’ handwriting Those with good or ‘careful’ handwriting Those who are avid and enthusiastic readers Those who are avid and enthusiastic readers

13. How can I help my child with their spellings ? Instil in them a love of words –games, silly sentences, dictionary games Practise spellings – little and often, repetition, patterns, root words Use multi-sensory methods Use colour to highlight difficult sounds Use the school website for more ideas http://www.coombehillj.kingston.sch.uk/page/?ti tle=Spelling&pid=91

16. February (Feb-ru-ary) Wednesday (Wed-nes-day)

17. antidisestablishmentarianism

18. Mnemonics because because big elephants can’t always use small exits which which which hen is chicken helen?

19. ‘b’ and ‘d’ confusion b e d