1. Reading in P1

2. Word Reading Skills- Phonics
At school:
Colourful
consonants
Picture of CC mouth.
Blending- memory skills

3. Inky’s Vowel
House

4. Jolly Phonics

5. Fry’s words (common words/sight words)
Most common words used in English
Many of these words can’t be sounded out, for example ‘the’ and ‘to’.
At school:
Looking at the word, then closing eyes
Writing the word- rainbow writing
Writing in sand/finding the words in the sand
Word matching games
At home:
Looking for these words in texts, spotting them in the environment

6. CfE
Examples of texts:
books, short stories, plays, poems, the spoken word, charts, maps, graphs and timetables, advertisements, promotional leaflets, comics, newspapers and magazines, letters and s, films, games and TV programmes, labels, signs and posters, recipes, manuals and instructions, text messages, web pages, catalogues and directories

7. Tips to help your child read at home:
Spend time listening to your child read. (Reading development)
If your child is struggling with a word, support them by blending. (Word reading skills)
Adjust your level of support; if your child can work out a word independently allow them to do this. (Word reading skills)

8. Language and comprehension skills
At school:
Teacher questioning
Written comprehension tasks
Reading books and talking to children to develop vocabulary
Encouraging children to ask questions
about text

9. Tips to help your child’s language and comprehension:
Talk about the meaning of new words
Discuss and share favourite parts of the story
Can they think of a different ending to the story
Positive shared reading experience

10. Positive attitudes towards reading
At school:
Class library books with quality books
Trips to the library
ORT resources
Reading for fun

11. Tips to help positive attitudes towards reading at home:
Promoting shared reading experiences
Be a role model
Have fun reading with your children- use funny voices for characters
When your child is reading praise effort, not ability, to encourage confidence

12. Please look at resources and ask questions. Thank you!
Class library
Colourful consonants and Vowel House display
ORT books
Magnetic letters
Sponge letters in water tray
Colourful consonants games
Memory games
Spelling jigsaws