1. Inspiring Success Reading The Orchard School

2. Reading P atience and Practice U nderstanding & Meaning R esilience- Risk taking P rediction O racy S uccess E njoyment, Engagement

3. Reading – what children need Attitudes: - Confidence -Resilience- It’s ok to make mistakes and take risks -Enjoyment -Motivation! Skills: - Phonics -Tracking -Memory Knowledge -Language and Text -High Frequency Words -that “It’s worth it”! Practice!!

4. Tips for Year 2 Parents Talk! Ask your child to summarise what they have been reading- main points, full sentences, not every detail Words!- meaning, power, similarities, phonics, rhyme Punctuation- what it means, why it is used Model expression Compare with previous books and authors Compare with experiences you have had. Laugh and enjoy a book together Ask open ended questions

5. Tips for Year 2 Parents Questions and Discussion! Prediction Reasoning Evaluation..likes and dislikes Fact vs opinion Justification of answers and opinion Homework

6. Tips for Year 2 Parents Higher Order Thinking Skills 1.What did Goldilocks do in the 3 bears house? (knowledge) 2.Why did Goldilocks like the little bear’s chair? (comprehension) 3. In what ways are the three bears like people? (analysis) 4. What do you think Goldilocks could have done to make friends with the bears? What would you do if she came in to your house? (application)

7. Tips for Year 2 Parents 5. How would the story be different if it were Goldilocks and the three fish? Make up a story about Goldilocks and the three bad beauties. (synthesis) 6. Was Goldilocks good or bad? Why do you think that? (evaluation)

8. Tips for year 2 parents Vocabulary to use and explain in talking about words, sentences, texts, punctuation: Noun, noun phrase Adjective Verb Adverb Tense- Past, Present Apostrophe (Contractions and Possessive) Suffix (-ment, -ful, -less, -ly)

9. Tips for Year 2 Parents Strategies Reading on to the end of a sentence or back to the beginning Look for words within words Ask “Does that make sense?” Use phonics sometimes- NOT every word! Develop and encourage self- correction

10. Skills and Knowledge Reading is fun and useful! Common Exception words- (phase 6) Phonic knowledge to apply to new words (phase 6) Grammar (phase 6) Variety of genres and authors Use of books to find information Inference Prediction Expression Re telling (Summary form)

11. Tips for Year 2 parents Let your child see you read ! Talk about your reading Keep it a regular habit- daily or 5X per week at least Read together- even if your child is a capable independent reader Read aloud Find a comfortable, quiet place- no distraction Explain strategies- NOT always phonics! Talk about the book…Open Ended questioning Inference, Prediction Ask your child to summarise Continue to read TO your child regularly

12. Any questions?