Aims:Aims:To give you some ideas on motivating To give you some ideas on motivating your child to read.your child to read.To know how to use phonics at home.To know how to use phonics at home.To answer any other questions you To answer any other questions you might have.might have.

Motivating your ChildMotivating your Child• Address by Mr Kelly• Boys - a male role model may help• Regular visits to placed like the

library, theatre, shows or cinema• Not just books, use the Internet,

reading magazines, talking, or listening to recorded stories

• Praise & rewards

Recommended children’s Recommended children’s AuthorsAuthors

• David McKee (Not Now Bernard)• Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar)• Michael Rosen (We’re Going on a Bearhunt)• Janet and Allan Ahlberg (The baby’s catalogue)• Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo)• Mick Inkpen (Kipper’s Toybox)• Jill Murphy (Peace at last)• Judith Kerr (The Tiger Who Came To Tea)• Rod Campbell (Dear Zoo)

Reading at schoolReading at school•Shared Reading•Guided Reading•Individual Reading•Quiet Reading•Paired Reading

A Letters & Sounds session A Letters & Sounds session includesincludes

• 10 – 15 minute daily work• Children grouped according to ability• Recapping all the sounds• Practising the new sound for the day• Reading tricky words on sight• Blending for reading• Segmenting phonemes using a phoneme

frame for CVC, or CVVC words e.g. cat c-a-t, boat b-oa-t

• Applying skills – reading or writing a sentence

Letters & SoundsLetters & Sounds• Phase 2 sounds• S a t p i n• M d g o c k• Ck e u r h b• F ff l ll ss

• Phase 3 sounds• J v w x y z• Zz qu ch sh th th• ng oa ee or oo oo• Ar ur ow oi er ear• Air ai ure igh

Pearson's Bug ClubPearson's Bug Club

ORT Phonics

Organisation of booksOrganisation of booksBook band levels

(Old) ORT book band

levels Cream Lilac Pink Pink Red Red

Yellow Yellow Blue Blue

Green Green Orange Orange Black Turquoise Purple Purple Grey Gold White White

Pale blue Lime Gold Brown

Free reader

Early Reading SkillsEarly Reading SkillsIn order to become good readers, children need

to: - have lots of stories read to them and discuss the

pictures which will help to develop their vocabulary - sharing books, films, hobbies, interests etc, will help to

develop their language & listening skills. - learn that reading in English is from left to right - know the letter sounds (phonics) - learn that print is different from pictures

Reading DevelopmentReading Development• Some children learn to read in different ways

and at different rates.• Some children learn to sound out the letters

and blend them together for reading.• Some children learn to read the words on the

page but find it tricky to understand the text. • But children become successful readers by

learning to use a range of strategies to get at the meaning of a text

Strategies for ReadingStrategies for Reading

• Sound out the word• Use pictures• Miss the word, read to the end of the sentence,

go back and think what would make sense• Check reading makes sense

The lion was laying in the sun.

Children can improve their Children can improve their reading by:reading by:

• Self correcting when something does not make sense

• Using expression• Noticing and using punctuation marks• Reading at a faster pace with greater

fluency• Exploring the meaning of new words• Showing an interest in longer texts

Assessing readingAssessing reading• Teachers assess children's reading

regularly, using Benchmarking and teacher assessments, and move children to the next colour band when appropriate

• Children should be reading at least 95% of the text accurately and understand what they have read and be able to answer questions about the text

Other Ideas To Help Your Other Ideas To Help Your Child ReadChild Read

• Make reading fun and relevant to your child!• Share books and other forms of print• Play word games e.g. I Spy, Rhyming words,

making pretend words• Practise “tricky” words and sounds as often as

possible• Encourage your child to use different strategies

like using pictures, reading on, sounding out etc.• Use PRAISE continually throughout reading• Finding the right time and place to read• Be a role model and read

ComprehensionComprehension• Children need to have a good

understanding of what they have read.

• Predict what might happen next• Find words in the text• Discuss likes/dislikes• Encourage them to ask questions

about the text• Retell the story in their own words

•A finishing thought…

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