1. Reading with your child - information parents
Led by
Mrs Griffin and Mrs Dancer

2. What we will cover: Importance of reading Reading in Key Stage two.
Role models
Levels
The ideal reading environment and reading for pleasure
Love reading website
Strategies

3. Importance of reading
Sitting down with a book provides children with a time for quiet and calmness in their busy lives
Stories can stimulate  imagination and play
Reading provides parents with more opportunities to bond with their children
Stories provoke curiosity and discussion
Books provides inspiration, thought and reflection
Picture books help readers to develop an appreciation for art and writing
Reading a variety of books exposes children to a wide range of language features and vocabulary
Listening to stories assists in the development of  literacy skills and language development

4. Reading Everything!
At this age your children often read lots of different things such as stories, information books, comics, magazines, the internet, newspapers, leaflets and flyers. It is really important that children read all sorts of things. Encourage this and praise your child.
Try to make your child feel good about their reading. Praise them when they are reading and let them see that you enjoy reading too.
Talk about the main characters in a story. Ask your child who is their favourite. Ask them who they don’t like in the story.
Talk about pictures that your child finds interesting.

5. Encouraging Children to Talk
Talk to your child about their favourite television programmes and films. Talk about what happens in them.
Ask your child to tell you why they enjoy the film or television programme so much.
Make your child the ‘family reader’, ask them to read the TV guide, shopping list... This shows your child that reading is a real life activity.

6. What Your Child Will Read at School
Examples of non-fiction reading
newspapers
dictionaries
websites
magazines
teletext
internet sites
instructions
leaflets s
recipes
reports
maps
menus
TV guides
Adverts
Examples of fiction reading
electronic games
funny stories
romantic stories
graphic novels
mystery stories
adventure stories
traditional and fairy tales
myths and legends
comics
poetry
fables
picture books
school stories

7. The reading record
This is a place where you can record how well your child is reading at home.
It is also a way of communicating to the class teacher any concerns or questions you may have.

8. Role models
It is important that you read to your child and are seen reading.

9. The perfect reading environment
Quiet, calm and focussed!
Make your child aware that this is their reading time.
Enjoy laughing at the funny parts of the story together.
Talk about what is happening in the pictures, this will help your child make sense of the story.
Be enthusiastic when reading with your child, reading should be fun!

10. Reading levels
Year 6 – 4B
Year 5 – 4C
Year 4 -3B/3A
Year 3 – 3C/3B

11. Are there any questions?

12. Thank you very much for
listening