1. St Barnabas Parents’ Reading Information Session November 2016

2. Quiz Time!
What is Charlie’s surname in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl?

3. Aims of this session
To share our expectations for teaching reading at St. Barnabas.
To understand that a diet of good quality reading enables children to read for meaning at all times and this in turn makes them more confident writers.
To share resources, ideas and strategies to support children's reading at home.

4. Our own experiences of learning how to read
What are your own experiences of learning to read at home and at school?
What reading scheme did your school use to help you learn to read?

5. Do any of these ring a bell?
Roger Red Hat
Rainbow books
Janet and John
Read it yourself – Ladybird books
Biff Chip and Kip
SRA cards
Beano
Jackie
Shoot
Match
Dandy
Roy and the Rovers
Books with tapes – Elves and the Shoemaker (classical songs)

6. Understanding Texts Can you read this? baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool
yes sir yes sir
Three bags full
How did you decode the text?

7. Decoding the unfamiliar symbols
Do the same with your child.
Make links to other familiar symbols, look for a pattern, look at any illustrations or pictures or talk about the words.

8. St Barnabas’s reading curriculum includes:
Guided reading
Phonics
Regular independent reading:
individual
group and paired
Home/school reading
Hearing books read aloud on a regular basis
Selecting their own choice of texts - library
E-books
Magazines and comics

9. What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan?
Quiz Time!
What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan?

10. Please watch this video – it is quite hard hitting
10 minutes a day

11. Sixth grade equates to 12 year olds

12. How can parents and school work together?
Keep it fun!
Reading should be a choice not a chore
Reading doesn’t stop when you put the book down
1:1 reading at home - questioning not just listening
Model good habits
Checking reading diaries
Show a love of reading – giving ‘special’ time to reading
Books as a treat
If you have concerns speak to your child’s teacher

13. Home School Reading Records
A huge thank you for hearing your children read.
It is really important to comment in your child’s reading record as a way of communicating between home and school about some of the following:
Whether they enjoyed or disliked reading that time.
What you discussed during the session.
What they found easy or tricky.
e.g. Charlie loved reading this book with me. We talked about how the princess felt when she was lost. Tricky words: palace, eventually. Page 28 next.

14. Using film and television
Reading skills don’t always have to be developed from a book.
Let’s look at inference – a conclusion based on the basis of evidence and reasoning

15. Reading Questions
There are some bookmarks with questions to help guide them through the book.

16. As parents, you are your child's most influential teacher with an important part to play in helping your child to learn to read and then to carry on that love of reading for life!
Research
Children who read for pleasure are likely to do significantly better at school than their peers, according to new research from the Institute of Education (IOE).

17. Power of Picture Books

18. Quiz Time
Identify these book characters…

19. A Fun Activity
Extreme Reading – a nice idea for during the holidays/weekends to encourage your child to take their reading book in the car, in the great outdoors or on a picnic.
Try to create your own one now – are you brave enough?

20. Reading Leaflet

21. Where to go for further information
Booktrust Booktrust is an independent reading and writing charity. It provides resources and tools to support professionals in helping children and adults alike to learn and grow in their reading and writing journey.
Love reading This website provides a set of online tools to help you decide what you might read next, including free 10–15-page opening extracts of every one of their featured books.
Quick Reads Quick Reads are short, exciting books by bestselling writers and celebrities for adults who are new to reading, have lost the reading habit, or who prefer a quick read.
The Reading Agency The Reading Agency provides a range of support for adult reading, including the Six Book Challenge to encourage readers to read for pleasure.

22. And finally… If you have any questions? Come and see us…
Please use the Post-it notes to evaluate the session.
Orange = What you have got out of the session.
Yellow = Further training/evenings you feel would be useful.
Thank you for coming along!