Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Following on from the Reading talk that was part of the Mother’s Day Breakfast, here are some suggestions and links to help you support your child with reading at home.
1). Listen to your child read their school reading book
Attached: Set 1, Set 2, Set 3 and additional Sounds Sheet.
Attached: Parent Reading Questions sheet – some ideas about questions you could ask.
Remember you can log any reading you do at home.
2). RWI Homework.
Each week your child will bring home a sheet of words to practise based on a sound they have been learning or revising. Please cut the words up and use to help your child build their ability to:
3. Read to your child.
Read books that are appropriate to your child’s age but beyond their reading ability. This can help to build their love of reading through more exciting story-lines, whilst chatting about more detailed plots can help to develop their comprehension skills. (See Question Stem Sheet).
The following websites provide great ideas for books appropriate to your child’s age which could be requested from your local library.
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/our-recommendations/