How to help your child with reading at home.

Mrs Harle (Year 1) & Mrs Hunter (Year 2)

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• What happens in school?

• Reading Tips

• What to do if your child says ‘I’m stuck’ – • Should I tell them?• Sign-posting children to a strategy.

• Extending children’s learning

• Online Resources

Keys skills to support successful reading…

Thames View Infants

• Paired Reading

• Reading and Spelling Workshop

• Guided Reading with a group of children

• Hearing children read

Top Tips

Do you know which book band colour your child is reading?

4a/5 Burgundy

4b grey

4c black

3a copper

3b lime

3c white

2a gold

2b purple

2c turquoise

1a orange

1b green

1c blue

1c- yellow

w red

w pink

End of Year 2

End of Year 1

Book Band Colours & National Curriculum Levels

What do I say when my child is stuck on a

word when

reading?

Which strategies do you encourage your child to use?

Phonics

Sight Words

Comprehension

j v w x y

z zz qu sh

ngai

ee ooth

igh

ow oi

ch

oa

light down week

• Show an enthusiasm for books & reading

• Discuss the front cover

• Relate the book to your child’s own

experiences

• Read the book to your child

• Highlight important words

• Emphasis words that are on every page

Top tips for engaging your child with reading

Finger pointing (Pink & Red)

The big dog jumped up and down. The

big cat jumped up and down.

mending

pinkgrandpondnever

mendingsnowball

friend

What does that mean?

Ask your child some of these questions when they’re reading to develop their comprehension skills.

Before your child starts reading, you can discuss:• What does the front cover tell us about the book? • Where can you find the blurb? • What information does it tell us?

Whilst your child is reading, you can ask:• What do you think might happen next?• Why do you think they did that?• What does that word mean? • Do you know any other words that mean the same?• Which word tells you the character is nervous / upset / excited?

When they have finished reading, you can ask:• Who were the main characters?• Can you describe the main characters / What are they like?• Are there any clues in the book to help you find out?• What does the author think about _____?• How did the author make you feel?

If your child is reading a non-fiction / information book, you can ask:• Using the contents, on which page can you find _____?• Where is the index / glossary? How does it help us?• Using the glossary, what does the word _____ mean?

Developing Inference

Extending Learning...

What activities do you do at home with your child?

Using key words in a sentence

and

I skipped to the park with mum and dad.

Online Resourceshttp://www.thamesview-i.bardaglea.org.uk/

homework.htm

www.phonicsplay.co.uk

www.lettersandsounds.com

www.familylearning.com

•Cbeebies – alphablocks

•Phonicsvowels

•Phonics

•Forest Phonics (aimed at phase 3

above)

Book Band Colours & Phonic Phases

Phase 6 Burgundy

grey

black

copper

lime

white

Phase 5 gold

purple

turquoise

Phase 4 orange

green

Phase 3 blue

yellow

Phase 2 red

pink