1. We want to make two promises to every child: We will teach you to read and we will help you to be a reader

2. Research –Richard Allington ‘’ Kids need to read a lot if they are to become good readers.The evidence on this point is overwhelming.’’ ‘’They need access to books that entice them,attract them to reading.’’

3. Parents - Talk about books with your children What do you think will happen next? I think the cat will run away when he sees the dog because that’s what cats do – what do you think? Cinderella is very kind isn’t she?

4. Readiness to read..has more to do with book,story,and print experiences that occur before school entry than with drill on any subset of skills or achieving at any particular age.

5. Prior knowledge – Understanding about the things being read The importance of prior knowledge to comprehension and communication is included in virtually all modern theories of reading. ( Anderson&Anderson, 1984, Pressley,Wood&Woloshyn, 1992, Spivey,1996 )

6. Home reading and 85% 85% of what we read should be easy 15% of what we read should be challenging (to be encountered at school in instructional teaching) 0% of what we read should be too hard

7. Summary Help your child become a reader by Making sure he/she has access to books Modelling reading at every opportunity Discuss what the text is about Talking about the world– build concepts Allowing him/her to build reading mileage with easy/familiar texts