2. Your Child and Reading St. David’s Primary School 5 th October 2011

3. READINGREADING Opportunities during the Primary Years

4. 2 key skills taught and developed Decoding the words (reading the words on the page) Language comprehension (understanding and gaining meaning from what has been read)

5. READING NON-FICTION Recounts Instructions Reports Explanations Persuasive Discussion FICTION Traditional/fairy stories Poems Myths, legends & fables Adventure, mystery, history & sci-fi stories

6. The Reading Repertoire Shared reading Guided reading Independent reading, group, paired, by self Home/school Hearing stories Own choice

7. SHARED READING All children involved Same text used by the whole class Extracts, novels (paper & electronic) used Work as a class Time to talk and answer questions (analysis of text) Teacher can show children “how to read”

8. The Iron Man Taller than a house, the iron man stood at the top of the cliff, on the very brink, in the darkness The wind sang through his iron fingers, his great iron head, shaped like a dustbin but as big as a bedroom, slowly turned to the right, slowly turned to the left. His iron ears turned, this way, that way. He was hearing the sea. His eyes, like headlamps, glowed white, then red, then infra-red, searching the sea.

9. Poetry Seal-teaser Fish-seizer Ice-lander Storm-stander Egg-cuddler Long-waiter Bellyskater ??????

10. GUIDED READING FOCUS UPON TEACHING Groups of 4 – 6 Children have own copy of book Delivered by teacher – clear session structure Teacher able to teach key reading and comprehension skills Opportunity for 1 to 1 work with teacher Chance to talk in detail about book Supportive challenge

11. Independent reading Helps build stamina Motivates children Enjoyable Children able to read alone, with partner or in group Links with other subjects Variety of texts Chance to apply skills

12. HOME/SCHOOL READING Takes reading home ENJOYABLE!!! Builds stamina and fluency Everybody can be involved Builds on skills taught at school Can happen at any age Communication (journals) Opportunities to share and enjoy a variety of texts Is not about progressing through a reading scheme

13. HEARING STORIES Enjoyable See adults as readers (role models) Develops positive role models Chance to hear challenging stories A different voice Happens at any age

14. OWN CHOICE Freedom Begin to build up collection of favourites Motivating Enjoyable Library visits

15. Some facts about reading with your child.

16. Research shows that children who are read to on a regular basis before they start school and during their school years are most likely to succeed.

17. Being told stories boosts language and, by feeding the child's imagination, develops abstract thought. Being told stories boosts language and, by feeding the child's imagination, develops abstract thought.

18. "Children who are told stories are the ones who first form abstract concepts across the curriculum – in other words, being read to makes you brainy," Pie Corbett said. "The best writers in the class are always those who are avid readers." "Children who are told stories are the ones who first form abstract concepts across the curriculum – in other words, being read to makes you brainy," Pie Corbett said. "The best writers in the class are always those who are avid readers."

19. Support the child’s reading by… Agreeing a regular time for reading together Making the sessions short and often Making the sessions fun Sharing the reading – it’s not a test Enjoying a variety of texts

20. Give the children the chance to…… Read out loud, and silently, as much as possible Read newspapers, magazines, comics, maps, packages and books of interest Share with you their school reading book

21. If the child gets stuck on a word, get them to try… Breaking up the word, sound it out, blend the sounds together. The 1 st and last sounds See if they recognise any letter patterns Using the pictures as a clue Read the whole of the sentence missing out the tricky word. What word will fit/make sense? Read the word out and ask your child to repeat it

22. Encourage children to go back and read the whole sentence again when they get stuck on a word. This will help them to understand what is happening in the story.

23. Some question ideas. Tell me…. Where/when does the story take place? Who are the main characters, what do they look like? What happened in the story? What part of the story did you like the best? What do you think will happen next?

24. Tell me…. What have you learned from this book? Do you know any more stories like this one? What makes you think that….? Can you explain why….? What makes this a good story? Could you make this story better, how? What do you think these new words mean?

25. As the child reads you could….. Talk about the story and what happens Talk about the characters and what they do/are like Think about the meaning of new words Go back over the story to recap Try to guess what will happen

26. You can bring the story alive by…. Enjoying it yourself Read the passage to your child to show how to read with expression Ask your child to copy your expression Give lots of praise and encouragement

27. After reading….. Map out the story Make lists/charts Character/story pictures Write reviews Write to/find out about author Make a book jacket Research fact from fiction in historical texts

28. Above all…. Have fun together Turn reading into an adventure If you enjoy it they will enjoy it!!

29. Website Addresses www.readingforlife.org.uk www.readingconnects.org.uk www.wordsforlife.org.uk