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Takeaways Supporting your child in early literacy Encouraging and growing your child as a reader and writer Knowing what goes on in your child’s EL classroom (lower primary)

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Bradley (2002) too found that parenting practices such as reading to children, using complex language, responsiveness, and warmth in interactions are all associated with better developmental outcomes. Parent involvement in early literacy is directly connected to academic achievement. Children need parents to be their reading role models with daily practice in order to navigate successfully through beginning literacy skills.

Research has shown that children whose parents read to them when they were young continue to benefit from the early book reading experiences well into their secondary school years.

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Why are some children poor readers?

READING AT SCHOOL Syllabus outcomes (LP) Stellar Prog

READING AT HOME Reading with your kids at home will help them in all areas of their learning at school. Read aloud to your child. It helps them to learn about the language of books and will encourage them to enjoy books and reading Listen to your child read as often as you can, every day if possible, even if only for a short time. Try not to let television intrude on reading time Make a special time for reading with your child, away from interruptions. Visit and use a library near you. Borrow books for yourself as well as for your child.

READING AT HOME Before reading, talk about the cover, the title and the pictures, and discuss what the book may be about. The goal of reading is always to make sense of what is read. During reading, discuss what has been read up to that point and predict what might happen next. After you've finished reading with your child, talk and ask questions about the story and the pictures. Read with your child anywhere and at any time; don't forget that many everyday experiences provide opportunities to put reading and writing into action.

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MAKE WRITING FUN

Have felt pens, pencils, crayons and paper available Use any excuse you can think of to encourage your child to write about anything, any time. Make up a different ending for a favourite story together and get them to write it down.