1. Reading Workshop for Parents November 2018
Claire - welcome

2. What is Reading? Making meaning of print
More than just matching sounds to a letter
Lots of skills children develop before picking up a book
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3. Can You Read This?
‘Laciate ogni speranza voi che entrate’.
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4. Fluent Readers... ‘Lextexx xxx xox xxe oxxy xluxx xo uxxxown xoxxs.’
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5. Could You Read It? ‘Lextexx xxx xox xxe oxxy xluxx xo uxxxown xoxxs’
‘Letters are not the only clues to unknown words
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6. Reading the Environment
Not all reading is in books
Surrounded by print that communicates a message
Alert your child to uses of print in the environment
Point out signs and labels
Fire Exit
Ladies
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Cinema

7. Pre Reading Requisites
Must have a knowledge of language
Pattern
Rhyme and repetition
Vocabulary
Predictability
Must have a knowledge of how books work
Listening skills
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8. Hearing rhyme, syllables and alliteration
Starts with the ear:
Hearing rhyme, syllables and alliteration
Then the eye – word shapes and letters
Finally memory – what they see and hear in the right order
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9. Children need to have language modelled
Children need to be encouraged to use the correct vocabulary
Children need to hear lots of stories
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10. Children as story tellers
Expand vocabulary
Ask questions
Children as story tellers
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11. Three Aspects of Reading
Whole word
Prediction
picture
grammar
Story
Phonics
Beginner readers will be practising one or more of these aspects until all three are used
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12. Phonics Necessary – but not the only skill needed Daily sessions
Weekly newsletter for more information
Short sounds ‘b’ not ‘buh’ ‘h’ not ‘huh’ etc
Tricky words
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13. Phonics cont
What is this word?
ghoti
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14. ghoti
fish
‘f’ as in rough ‘i’ as in women ‘sh’ as in station
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15. If your child cannot yet read with accuracy Me, together, you
The reading books…
If your child cannot yet read with accuracy
Me, together, you
Your child will push you away when they can do it themselves
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16. How can I help my child? Bedtime stories Singing Nursery rhymes
Visit library
Look for print when out and about
Make reading a special time
Have fun reading together
Home/School book
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17. EYFS expectations Nursery 22- 36 Months
Has some favourite stories, rhymes, songs, poems or jingles.
Repeats words or phrases from familiar stories.
Fills in the missing word or phrase in a known rhyme, story or game, e.g. ‘Humpty Dumpty sat on a …’.
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18. EYFS expectations 30 – 50 months
Enjoys rhyming and rhythmic activities.
Shows awareness of rhyme and alliteration.
Recognises rhythm in spoken words.
Listens to and joins in with stories and poems, one-to-one and also in small groups.
Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.
Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured
Suggests how the story might end.
Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall.
Describes main story settings, events and principal characters.
Shows interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment.
Recognises familiar words and signs such as own name and advertising logos.
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19. EYFS expectations 30 – 50 months Looks at books independently.
Knows information can be relayed in the form of print.
Holds books the correct way up and turns pages.
Knows that print carries meaning and, in English, is read from left to right and top to bottom.
Recognises familiar words and signs such as own name and advertising logos.
Handles books Handles books carefully.
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20. EYFS expectations 40 - 60 months Continues a rhyming string.
Hears and says the initial sound in words.
Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together and knows which letters represent some of them.
Links sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet.
Begins to read words and simple sentences.
Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their experiences of books.
Enjoys an increasing range of books.
Knows that information can be retrieved from books and computers.
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21. End of year expectation
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22. Any questions?
This is the link to the phonics tool for correct pronunciation:
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