1. Whatever it takes ……for our families to love books
Marriott Primary
Whatever it takes ……for our families to love books

2. The challenges we face Developing a child’s interest in books
Lack of books at home
Parents willingness to do their best but not necessarily knowing what to do
Engaging parents in family learning
Developing our sense of community
The world of the Xbox, DS, Wii, PS3

3. What did we identify as our priorities
Engagement of boys reading
TAs – reading coach training
Siblings supporting each other with reading
Collaborative family learning project with local schools focusing on F2 and Y1 parents
On – line home reading activities
Linked into extended services project – Y3/4 comic writing

4. Siblings Reading Club
Involves children in Y3, 4 and 5 and their siblings across the whole school
Once a week they meet for 20mins at lunch, they choose ‘real’ books for the older child to read to their sibling
After every3 occasions they select a book for home

5. Sometimes it’s just nice to relax and read together
When you get to take your book home, I can even read it to myself in bed
Sometimes it’s just nice to relax and read together
I get to spend time with my sister and improve my reading
It helps me to use words in my work..
It’s fun to teach my sister to read better

6. My favourite moments
Children stumbling over the heads of others in assembly to get their reward, with a huge grin on their face
After picking the book ‘How to be good’ the child said “ I thought there might be some ideas for my Mum”
The awe when children see the books being awarded
Children’s quick recognition of authors
Best quote from a parent “ He keeps them under his mattress because they are his treasures”

7. Family Learning in F2 and Y1
Led by class teacher and Reading Recovery teacher – parents enticed by food
5 sessions ran for each year group focusing on:
Why we read to children
How to share a book – reading aloud
Things to pick out in a book
Letters and sounds and how to say them

8. One thing we discovered

9. What is Bug Club
E books that are book banded for a child to read at home
Each child has their own log in
Easily set up in school for home usage
Internet facility on the computer, ds, PS3 etc will allow access

10. The book content will feature some well-known characters and brands

11. An audio option will read
Read books on screen
An audio option will read
book aloud
Quizzes and questions
Always access books
Previously read

12. What did Parents think? You know what questions to ask
I can make a book sound interesting
He loves the Book Bugs. He wants more
I know now how to say the letter sounds. I want to know more
We look forward to the celebration

13. Comic Writing
4 local schools worked collaboratively together with Ian Brurley and
In our school boys in Y3/4 contributed their ideas to the creation of a character incorporating the theme of reading