2. Decoding and phonics What comes next?
Recognising the different sounds that the letters make in different combination
Recognising ‘exception words’
Reading about 90% (9/10) of the words on the page = fluency
What comes next?

3. Listen to your child
Even the most able children should be reading out loud
Hearing sentence supports speaking, understanding, writing skills and confidence

4. Talk together
Talking about words and pictures is really important for building up a store of vocabulary and confidence – and it’s fun too. 
Look at words around you – in shops, on packaging, on TV and the internet

5. Read together
 Just 5-10 minutes at bedtime, bath time or quiet time really does help to hook them in
Your reading to them and them reading to you

6. Remember when…?
 Compare events in stories or information books with things you’ve done together, so your child starts to make connections between these things and their own experiences

7. Book Talk
Talk about the author, the illustrator, cover, blurb, beginning, middle and end
Talk about types of books – genres
Discuss preferences and recommendations
You as a reader

8. Reading is everywhere! Fiction and non-fiction
Newspapers and magazines
Sport programmes
Websites
Shopping
Adverts and leaflets
Information (timetables, guides, fliers)

9. Important skills: Inference

10. Important skills: Prediction

11. Important skills: Comprehension

12. Important skills: Comparison

13. Important skills: Word choices

14. Reading as a reward Children should view reading as a fun experience
Reading = time with you
Excitement and enjoyment
Extra time
Books as gifts

15. The Library!

16. It’s all about the book! Find something they love
Choose high quality books
Choose books that are both challenging and enjoyable

17. Questions?

18. Useful websites