1. What is Bug Club? A reading program that St. Peter’s has purchased and will use to help teach reading. Finely levelled e-books Both books and e-books feature some well-known characters and brands

2. 2 Why are we using e-books? Children can enjoy reading books onscreen and completing fun quiz questions found in the e-books The quiz questions will help the children practise their reading skills The e-books are also audio-books, so children can enjoy hearing an expressive reading of the book When can children use the e-books? If you have access to an internet connection at home, your child can log on whenever they want to, from home. If you don’t have internet access at home, please see me to make an alternative arrangement.

3. 3 Using the e-books Example login details Username: mollyvalentino Password: cat Each child ’ s login details will be different Login here with the details we will give you

4. 4 A child’s homepage Your child will see e-books on their homepage We will allocate them e-books according to the reading level they are on They are expected to read 1 book a week A Year 1 homepage Each year looks different

5. 5 Reading an e-book Click on the book cover & see how many quiz questions there are Read the book and click on the bug icons to open the quiz questions Your child does not need to finish all quiz questions in one sitting. They can come back to a book later.

6. 6 Bug Points and Rewards When they have finished all quiz questions in an e-book, they will gain some Bug Points. When they have read a few e-books, they will have enough Bug Points to gain a reward. A reward will appear on their screen, and they can see this reward in ‘My rewards’. A Foundation reward screen – collecting stickers. Each year level has a different rewards system.

7. 7 Books I Have Read When your child has finished an e-book, it will move to ‘Books I Have Read’ where they can read it again, if they want to. They can choose a new e-book from ‘My books’.

8. 8 Getting the most out of the e-books Children can read at their own pace. Encourage your child to attempt all quizzes. We can track their progress and help them with types of quiz questions they struggle with. Allow your child to read a favourite e-book again.