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Reading

AFTER

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YEAR AT SCHOOL

AT SCHOOL

If your child is meeting the ReadingStandard after one year at school...they will be reading books at green level on thecolour wheel.They will understand the stories they read, use manywords that they already know, and will be able tocheck that their reading sounds like talking.

Colour wheelThe colourwheel levelsbegin atmagenta wherethe books aresimple, and movethrough red, yellow andblue to green, getting slightly harder andmore complex at each colour. Your childwill cover the orange to gold levels in theirsecond and third years at school.

To meet the standardyour child will be learning to: understand and talk about the stories they read

As your child reads this story they might:

share favourite parts with others

talk about what might happen next

use groups of letters they know to check or workout some new words

think about how their grandparents and parentsgot to school

recognise and use many commonly-used words

talk about other things that are different nowfrom what they were like in the past

read smoothly enjoy reading and solving problems as they read.

The pictures should also help them to solve theword or check they have got the word right.

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The Way it Wasby Dot Meharry,illustrated by Spike Wademan

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Green level books look like

use what they know about other words to workout ones they dont know.

SUPPORTING YOUR CHILDS READING

READING

AT HOMEMake reading fun Reading at home should be fun and easy something you both look forward to; a timefor laughter and talk.

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Share the reading, take turns or see whetheryour child wants to read or be read to today. All children like to be read to, so keep reading to them.You can read in your first language. Visit the library together to help them choosebooks to share.

If your child isstuck on a word:

Read emails from family or whnau aloud. Play card and board games together.

Talk about reading Talk about pictures in books. Talk about the learning they are doingand what they are most interested in. Sing waiata and songs, make up rhymestogether the funnier the better. Be a role model. Let your child see youenjoying reading and talk about whatyou are enjoying.

wait a few seconds, give thema chance to think... if they are still stuck, help them to tryto work the word out by saying read thesentence againand think whatwosense. Ask could it be? (a uld makend give aword that might fit)them check they . The pictures also helphave got the rig if they stillht wordcant work outthe word,tell them and praise their efforts.Remember, reading should befun.

Share favourite books, point out words on signs,shops and labels, read poems and play word gameslike I Spy and Simon Says

Make it a special time togetherReading is a great chance for you and your childto spend special time together. Make reading: quiet and relaxing a time to sit close to your child

Help your child to link.stories to their own lifeRemind them aboutwhat they have donewhen a similar thinghappens in the story.

1015 minutes without interruption,away from the TV an enjoyable, interesting and special time a time to praise your child for makingan effort.

Support your child...

As parents, family and whnau you play a big part in your childs learningevery day, and you can support and build on what they learn at school too.

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writing

1

YEAR AT SCHOOL

AT SCHOOL

If your child is meeting the WritingStandard after one year at school...they will be writing withincurriculum level 1.

This example of student writing has been reproduced by kind permission of the writer Crown 2009.

Their writing will be for manydifferent purposes in many areas of thecurriculum. Some pieces of writing theycreate might be reports about a visit(social sciences) or about caring for apet (science). They will be able to readand talk about what they have written.

To meet the standardyour child will be learning to: show they can plan what they want to write aboutthrough talking, drawing or perhaps in words link their story to their everyday experiences use many words they know from their reading.

In this writing, the child has: used a picture to plan their writing written several sentences used full stops and capital letters.

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SUPPORTING YOUR CHILDS WRITING

WRITING

AT HOMEMake writing fun Help your child write an alphabetletter, then go letter hunting in yourhouse or in a book to find that letter. Let your child see you writing you can use your first language.

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Encourage them to write shoppinglists or make birthday cards.

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Give them reasons to write

Water and a paintbrush on a dry path and a stickon sand are fun ways to write letters and words.

Write to each other. Write notes to yourchild and leave them in interesting places,like their lunch box. Ask them to write a reply. Help them email, text or write to family,whnau or friends. Show them how letters and words are formed. Work with them to put labels on special things like the door to their room or their toy box.

Talk about their writing Talk about the letters in your childs nameand where the name comes from. Help them create a scrapbook with pictures.Encourage them to write stories under thepictures and talk to you about them.

Encourage writing Have felt pens, pencils,crayons and paperavailable. Put magnetic letters onthe fridge ask whatwords they can makewith the letters.

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Support your child...

As parents, family and whnau you play a big part in your childs learningevery day, and you can support and build on what they learn at school too.

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1

YEAR AT SCHOOL

To meet the standardyour child will be learning to:

If your child is meeting the MathematicsStandard after one year at school

solve mathematics problems up to 10, then up to 20 count forwards and backwards with numbers up to20, then up to 100, and know the number beforeand the number after any given number

...they will be working at early curriculumlevel 1, solving realistic problems using theirgrowing understanding of number, algebra,geometry, measurement and statistics.

explore patterns, shapes and measurement

They are likely to be counting from 1 usingtheir fingers or objects to solve problems.They may be starting to count in their headsand beginning to recognise number patternslike 3 + 2 = 5.

find out interesting facts by asking andanswering questions (e.g., how many chairs arethere in the classroom?).

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organise and share objects talk about where they are, how they got there andwhere there are going I am in front of the tree,I am behind you

This is a small part of the skillsand knowledge your child islearning in order to meet thisstandard. Talk to the teacher formore information about yourchilds learning.

I have sorted the animals intorows. There are 4 zebras. By looking ateach row and counting the animals, Iworked out there are more monkeysthan any other animal.

How many zebras are there?Which animal is there the most of?

Work together...Help support your childs learning by building a good relationship with your childs teacher,finding out how your child is doing and working together to support their learning.

Focus on numberDuring your childs firstyear at school, 6080percent of mathematicsteaching time will focuson number learning.

SUPPORTING YOUR CHILDS MATHEMATICS

MATHEMATICS

AT HOME

Use easy, everyday activitiesInvolve your child in: preparing and sharing out food one for me and one for you.Ask, How many for each of us?

Talk together and have funwith numbers and patterns

talking about time lunchtime,storytime, bedtime

Help your child to:

using words in everyday play like under,over, between, around, behind,up, down, heavy, light, round,circle, yesterday, tomorrow.You can get library bookswith these words andideas in them, too

find numbers around your home andneighbourhood clocks, letterboxes,speed signs count forwards and backwards (microwave,clocks, fingers and toes, letterboxes, actionrhymes, signs) make patterns when counting clap 1,stamp 2, clap 3, stamp 4, clap 5

asking questions like Howmany apples do we needfor lunches? What do youthink the weather is goingto be like today/tomorrow?What are we going to do next?

do sums using objects or in their head(e.g., 2 + 3, 4 +1, 5 + 4, 6 + 2) make up number stories you have 2brothers and 2 sisters.There are 4 of them.

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For wet afternoons/school holidays/weekends

create a sorting box with all sortsof treasure bottle tops, shells,stones, poi, toys, acorns, pounamu(greenstone), cardboard shapes,leaves. Ask questions like howmany?, which is the biggest group?,which is the smallest?, how manyfor each of us?

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As parents, family and whnau you play a big part in your childs learningevery day, and you can support and build on what they learn at school too.

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bake talk to your child about the recipe/ingredients using words like how many? howmuch? more. Count how many teaspoonsof baking soda are needed, how many cups offlour, how many muffin cases

play dress-ups and getting dressed,use words like short, long, and askquestions like what goes on first?,what goes on next?, does it fit?

do jigsaw puzzles, play card and boardgames and build with blocks.

Get together with your child and: play with water using different shapedcontainers and measuring cups in thesink or bath

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