Tue Sep 7 2010

Homework

Reading with your Child - Year 1 & 2

School is not the only place where children learn to read. Reading at home, or out and about, is an important part of every child's learning experience.

Here are some useful tips on how you can best help your child learn to read.

  • Give time to your child when they read to you.
  • Allow your child to hold their own book, and encourage them to use words such as ‘cover'. ‘page' and ‘title'
  • Talk about what might happen in the book before you read it. Look for clues on the cover and back cover.
  • Talk about the pictures - look at the details of what is going on.
  • Give your child time to recognise and correct their own mistake.
  • If a child is struggling to read a word, prompt them to look at the picture for clues, or to sound out the first letter. If they really can't work it out, then tell them the word so that they don't get frustrated.
  • Talk about a book after reading it. make sure your child understands what the book is about - this is an important part of being a reading.
  • Avoid forcing your child to read if they don't want to. If they are reluctant, try reading to them and encourage them to join in.
  • Many children have favourite books that they want to read again and again. This a good thing! reading stories they know and love will help build your child's confidence.
  • Try to read to your child as often as possible. This doesn't always have to be a book - it could be a shopping list, a menu, or a set of instructions.
  • Remember that there are words all around us! Encourage your child to read names, signs, adverts and labels.

Home Learning for Year 1 and 2 children:

Every child has a Home Learning Book with clear details of each week's task.  Please return them to school every Tuesday. 

  • Word Walls (with key words for reading and spelling).  When your child has read and spelt the word correctly on five separate occasions, they can colour it in.  When all the words are coloured in, please return it to school to be assessed.
  • There will be one other piece of written work to be set on Thursdays.  This will reinforce learning in the classroom (literacy, numeracy or topic work)
  • Please read with your child for at least 10 minutes every day.