Supporting your child at home
Here are some useful websites with awesome free resources:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/english-as-an-additional-language-eal
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
http://www.literacycenter.net/
http://literactive.com/Home/index.asp
https://www.highlightskids.com/
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/
Videos and resources to help you support your child with their phonics learning at home
Intro to RWI 4.5.22.pdfIntroduction to Read Write Inc - Parents Workshop
An overview of how we teach phonics at Hamford.
Phonics Handbook for Parents - RWI.pdfPhonics Handbook for Parents
Information about RWI phonics, including how we teach your children phonics at school and how you are able to support your child at home.
Blending and Segmenting.mp4Blending and Segmenting
Created to support parents and carers understand what these two skills are. Contains lots of ideas for activities you can do at home to support your child practise these skills.
Reading at home.pdfReading at Home
A booklet with ideas to help you when reading at home with your child.
It is very important that children pronounce each of the sounds that they learn correctly, so that they can blend effectively. It is therefore also very important that adults pronounce the sounds correctly when supporting children to learn to read.
You can access the RWI resources for parents and carers here
Some examples of the videos available are below:
External phonics resources and games that you can access at home:
PhonicsPlay - for games to help your child practise their phonics learning
Teach Your Monster To Read - a reading game for children
Alphablocks - Games and videos on the CBeebies website
PhonicsPlay Comics - Decodable simple comics that allow children to practise the sounds that they have been learning.
BookTrust storybooks and games - interactive books to read online or watch with signing