Early Reading

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Reading to your Child

Research shows that children learn to read earlier and better, when they are read to regularly from an early age.

•Modelling•Enjoyment•Read to them 10 minutes every day•Let them choose books•Make it fun

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At PerivaleGeneral provision•Reading areas/Book corners/tents inside & outside•Storytime daily•Labels/posters/signs/word mats around classroom•Phonic sessions

Nursery•Mobile library

Reception•New books every week-increased amount since Spring term•Guided reading every week•Individual reading as and when

Plastic letter games• Help them recognise

letters really fast• Multisensory• FunIdeas• Letter sorting• Finding letters• Making words• Matching pairs

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DirectionChildren may not know that:• The story is in the print• We read from left to right• We go down the page

Say:Where do we start?Which way do we go?

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PointingChildren need to be able to point to each word as they read as this helps them:• Match spoken word to print• Notice spaces• Distinguish words from each other• Find the first letter of a word

Say:Point to each word as you readDid you run out of words? Try againHold their hand if necessary.NB: When they can do it well, let them stop as it slows them

down.

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Preparing for reading

• Picture walk• Difficult words• Read first page

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PromptsThings to say when your child gets stuck:• What’s this letter?• Does the picture help?• What could it be?• Try it again and see what would fit• Where is Spot looking?

NB: If they can’t get it after a few seconds don’t worry, just tell them and move on.

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Prompts When your child makes a mistake:

• Let them read on – they might notice the mistake themselves!

If not, go back to it and say:You said .....Does it look like....?You said .....Does that make sense?They will begin to listen to their own reading and

correct themselves.

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Helping your child read at home

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG-FOstzjAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5YrPbDQWK8

Top Tips• Read your child’s book with them little and often• Read the same book lots of times until they become • fluent at it• Support your child to avoid them feeling stressed. This may

mean you reading it to them the first few times.• Make it enjoyable• Praise them

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Thank you for coming

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