1. Supporting Your Child with Reading
Parents Meeting 10th November 9am
Welcome

2. Supporting your Child’s Reading Development
Facts about Reading
Reading is a vital life skill in our society
Reading is not easy to learn or to teach - it is a complex set of skills
Reading is needed for all areas of learning in school
Reading is not just using phonics to decode words
Reading can enrich your life - not just your knowledge, understanding and vocabulary
Children who can read well have higher self esteem
Research shows that it's the single most important thing you can do to help your child's education.

3. Frequent comments and questions… (and frustrations)
“I can’t get them to do it, they won’t concentrate!”
“I get frustrated and we end up arguing”
“I’m sick of this book”
“They are just remembering the words- they can’t read”
“What’s the point of a picture book?”
“Why do we have the same book for one week?”

4. Phonics – Sounding out applying what they have learnt, single sounds and digraphs
Context – Reading about under the see and we come across a word beginning with ‘sh’ Using what I know about the sea what word could fit in? Shark
Word recognition – recognising shapes of words or applying tricky words
Grammatical knowledge – order of words in sentences, knowledge of types of words used in sentences EG question words
Central to all of it is a love for reading and that starts early. Babies love books!

7. How we teach reading in school
Time to love books with stimulating book areas with opportunities to read and browse through books
Repetition of familiar stories
Through all curriculum areas
Core Books and Power of Reading texts
Direct instruction through shared reading sessions using big books – focus on comprehension
Guided reading sessions weekly in Reception/ Daily in Year One and Two
Daily story times
Daily phonics sessions
Games/ resources/ activities
Book areas – show some images of these and children reading in these areas
Guided reading session – watch video

8. How to help your child at home
Main ways you can support
Guided reading follow up
Share stories regularly
Sharing stories – Watch home video

9. Guided Reading follow up
Reading journals – 3 days activities
Practise letter sounds and tricky words

10. Reading with your child
Choose a quiet, regular time
Make reading enjoyable
Maintain the flow
Be positive
Success is the key
Regular practice
Communicate
Talk about the books
Variety is important
Be positive – focus on what they can do, not what they can’t. Strike a balance between connection and perfection. Praise for words they get right, don’t correct everything, if the meaning is maintained allow the reading to flow. You can always read the sentence again at the end
Talk about the books – boosts confidence, develops their imaginations, check their understanding and revisit new words
Variety is important – choose books that offer the right amount of challenge. Ask for advice of not sure, see book lists. Read anything that will motivate your child, scanning TV listings for their favourite shows, reading football programmes, comics, letters or cards sent to them. Read everywhere – shop signs, cereal packets etc

11. What else can parents do?
Talk to your child, helping develop their vocabulary
Sing songs/ rhymes/ play listening games
Read good books to your child whatever their age
Listen to story CDs/ MP3s – in the car or at home
Let your child see you reading for fun and function
Talk about the stories as you read
Tell your child stories – make them up, be creative
Read that same book together a million times! Practise makes perfect
Support your child with learning tricky words and letter sounds
Read news papers, magazines, recipes, online books, cereal boxes, books, kindles, comics, print in the environment
Go to the library
Listen to your child read their reading book, follow the schools suggested 3 day plan and return it on time
Log on to the bug club and read the provided books.
Story time books- don’t turn it into learning to read etc
Short, sharp and regular!
Bug club – Show letter and website

13. Using the internet to support your child’s reading There are many free resources and games on the web….