Reading

Helping your child with reading at home

Regular reading at home is crucial from Nursery to Year 6. It is important that parents listen to children read and ask them about texts in order to develop comprehension skills. Sharing books is also just as important as listening to a child read; this promotes a love of reading and shows the people around them as readers too.

Research shows that children who read for just 20 minutes a day are exposed to over 2 million words a year! The acquisition of vocabulary and reading fluency supports all aspects of the curriculum, supports good mental health and knowledge about the world. Evidence shows that there is a direct link between reading for pleasure, attainment, success at secondary school and those who gain the highest paid jobs in later life.

Alongside their school reading book, the children have a reading journal to develop their comprehension skills. We encourage children to read other texts such as a library book, a magazine or a newspaper. Any reading at home is recorded in the child’s reading record.

All children will bring home a book banded text and a library book of their choice to read for pleasure. Children on the phonics scheme will also bring home a text matched to their Read, Write Inc level.

Documents

• Oxford Language Report download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineOxford Language Report
• Oxford Reading Tree - guide for parents download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineOxford Reading Tree - guide for parents
• Reading activities - KS1 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineReading activities - KS1
• Reading activities - KS2 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineReading activities - KS2
• Reading skills for KS1 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineReading skills for KS1
• Reading skills for KS2 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineReading skills for KS2
• Words to read and spell - first 100 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineWords to read and spell - first 100
• Words to read and spell - next 200 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineWords to read and spell - next 200