Reading at Home
Helping your child become a reader
At Queen Boudica, we believe that reading at home is an important part of developing successful and enthusiastic readers. In Early Years and Key Stage 1, we encourage the children to read at home for 5 minutes, 5 times a week. Just a few minutes of reading each day can make a big difference.
There are two important ways you can support your child at home:
- Practise phonics and read your child's school reading book
- Read stories and books together for pleasure
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Practising phonics at home
We use the Read Write Inc. Phonics programme to teach children the sounds and skills they need to read words accurately and fluently.
Your child's Read Write Inc. reading book is carefully matched to the sounds and words they have been taught in school. This means that your child can use what they know to read the book successfully.
You can support your child by:
- Asking your child to read Speed Sounds speedily.
- Use Fred Talk to help your child read words.
- Listening to your child read their Read Write Inc. Storybook every day, encouraging them to reread the books to develop fluency.
- Asking your child to practise reading the Green and Red Words in the Storybook speedily.
- Read stories to your child every day.
- Praising their effort and celebrating their progress.
Read Write Inc. Parent Videos
Ruth Miskin has created a collection of short videos to help parents understand Read Write Inc. and support their children at home.
https://www.ruthmiskin.com/parentsandcarers/?utm_source=chatgpt.com&playlist=7781fe9&video=f7b8769
https://youtu.be/MbWIujM1WGM?si=rO8YQEhGeHscI_1t
https://youtu.be/KUbrJPAt65g?si=KLuFya7sqqFoZ5J3
https://youtu.be/07DruIKFsKw?si=mhZ4mxjo2AR29nfr
https://youtu.be/jzAD1EPaYKY?si=n8c86FUqNl-1OyKW
https://youtu.be/aYgBI5w-MCw?si=6-LgGK8AoUqqEWDh
https://youtu.be/S8vuje-wMQw?si=HnoSlBlUwGZcxJbX
https://youtu.be/jQ3pGvw-HLE?si=D4Gcqb05yaJLRtB3
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Reading for Pleasure
Learning to read is only part of becoming a reader. We want children to enjoy books, talk about stories and discover authors and texts they love.
Make time to read aloud to your child, even when they are able to read independently. Sharing stories exposes children to vocabulary and ideas they may not yet be able to read for themselves and provides an opportunity to talk, wonder and enjoy books together.
You could:
- read a bedtime story together
- visit your local library
- let your child choose books that interest them
- read poems, comics, magazines and non-fiction as well as stories
- talk about characters, events and interesting words
- share books that you enjoyed when you were younger
- encourage your child to recommend books to other family members.
There is no need to finish every book. If a book does not capture your child's interest, try something different. The most important thing is that children experience reading as something enjoyable and worthwhile.
Keep reading together
Whether your child is just beginning to learn their sounds or is already reading independently, sharing books together remains important.
Reading with your child, talking about books and helping them to discover texts they enjoy can help develop a lasting love of reading.