2. Supporting Your Child with Reading
Friday 3rd March 2017

3. We will touch on spellings and ‘unhomework’ too.
Aims of this morning
To explain how we teach reading in school.
To show you how you can support your child’s reading development at home.
We will touch on spellings and ‘unhomework’ too.

4. “Why are you reading mum
“Why are you reading mum? I thought you only have to read when you’re at school.”

5. Why is reading so important for children?
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

6. How we approach reading
Daily phonics sessions.
Reading for pleasure.
Whole class books.
Class libraries.
Guided reading.
Home school reading diaries.
Reading across the curriculum.
Quiet reading.

7. Added Extras! Reading ambassadors. Book club. Book spine challenge.
Library bus.
World Book Day celebrations.
Visiting Authors.

8. Teaching Reading Guided Reading: Shared Reading: Active Reading:
Is an instructional approach where a teacher works with a small group of children working on a piece of text that is at a suitable pitch for all of the children in the group.
Shared Reading:
Students join in or share the reading of a book while guided and supported by a teacher or adult.
Active Reading:
Reading a piece of text with a determination to understand and evaluate it’s relevance to the child.
Whole Class Comprehension
The whole class works on the same piece of text. Activities may be differentiated or the level of support may be tailored to meet the children’s needs.

9. Guided Reading Structure
Wrens:
Individual reading sessions with an adult.
Whole class reading.
Small group guided reading sessions.
Lots of adult readers.
Kingfishers:
Reading comprehension hour every Monday morning.
4 groups supported by an adult.
1 group engaged in independent activities.
Year 2’s have more opportunities for reading comprehension activities.

10. Guided Reading Structure
Woodpeckers:
Guided reading with carousel activities incorporating shared and active reading.
Both groups supported by an adult in every session.
Individual active reading sessions with an adult.
Kestrels:
Adult lead groups combined with independent activities.
Owls:
Whole class comprehension sessions.
20 minute sessions, four days a week.
Range of activities based on one text.

11. Retrieve
Explore
Analyse
Deduce and Infer
Perform

12. End of Key Stage 1 Assessment
Have examples of the whole test on the tables.

13. End of Key Stage 1 Assessment

14. End of Key Stage 2 Assessment
Have examples of the whole test on the tables.

15. Have examples of the whole test on the tables.

16. What can you do at home? 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.
Read as a family.
Sharing your favourite books.

18. Strategies to use at home
Create a regular special reading time together.
Giving children your full attention when they are reading to you.
Take turns.
Finding texts that your child will enjoy – not just books.
Talk about what you’ve read – questioning book marks.
Enjoy reading anywhere and everywhere.
Any other suggestions?

19. Useful Resources Questioning bookmarks.
Reading Eggs –
BBC Bitesize KS1 -
Letters and Sounds –

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

21. Spellings
Following the National Curriculum introduced in 2014, we made changes to the way we taught spellings.
With your help, we have identified issues with this and have made improvements.
The new scheme:
New spelling rule each week matched to objectives from the NC.
What will we do in school?
What we are asking the children to do at home?
How will the spellings be assessed?

22. Wrens Reception - Sight words and sounds book
Wrens Reception - Sight words and sounds book. Year 1 – Same as year 1 in Kingfishers. Kingfishers Children can select homework from the ‘Unhomework’ jar within the classroom. All homework completed is shared on a Friday. Woodpeckers Children select their homework from the ‘Unhomework’ lollipop sticks fortnightly. This can be interpreted and presented as they wish. Kestrels Children are given a topic related homework half-termly which they are to present in any which way they like. Owls Children have full control over their homework. They set what they are going to do, why they are doing it, when it is going to handed in and how it is going to be assessed. This is then self, peer and teacher assessed when it is shared with the class. All classes: Reading, spellings, times tables/number bonds.