1. It Only Takes 5 Minutes – Reading Workshops
We want to try to get the message across that reading doesn’t have to be a drawn out, tedious task and that skills can be developed with good questioning and helping chdn to think about what they are being told/what they are finding out in a text

2. What is involved in becoming a reader?
Knowledge
Attitudes
Skills

3. What is involved in becoming a reader?
Motivation
To be curious and inquisitive
Persistence
Resilience
Willingness to take risks and correct own errors
Confidence – the belief we will learn to read and get better
Recognition of the value of reading and the ability to see books as a sources of pleasure, satisfaction, information and understanding
To be reflective
Attitudes

4. What is involved in becoming a reader?
Active process
Ability to develop a range of strategies
That the text is the same each time you read it
That the marks on the page tell you what to say
That language is composed of separable words
The words you say represent the words on the page (1-2-1 correspondence)
That words are made up of letters
Writing conventions (left to right & top to bottom)
To be able to use ‘book’ language
A reliable sight vocabulary
The ability to read pictures
Knowledge
Knowledge will develop differently in all children and in different stages

5. What is involved in becoming a reader?
Concentration
Ability to develop and orchestrate a range of strategies
To be able to retell, predict, rerun and self-correct
The ability to use their knowledge of the world and books to think what would make sense
Skills

6. The POWER of the front cover!
What do you think this book might be about?
How do you know?
What’s your favourite fairy tale story? Why?
Do you like pancakes? Have you ever made any?
How do you make pancakes?
What characters do you think will be in this story?
Do you recognise any of them?
Talk, talk talk!

7. What does the word ‘recipe’ mean?
What is Mr Wolf writing?
How do you think Mr Wolf is feeling?
Can you think of any other stories with wolves in?

9. Being able to read does not mean you understand what you read.
The best way to develop understanding is to talk about texts.
Making links!
Open ended questions; How do you know, can you think of, why
Have fun!

10. FIVE minutes a day is plenty! Create a calm environment.
Reading to your children is just as important as listening to them read.
Talk, talk, talk about texts and pictures.
Help create positive attitudes towards reading.
Reread texts to support fluency.