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Many students still need adult assistance when mastering literacy skills. Whilst they are receiving intervention at school, reinforcement at home can make a difference in how quickly they make progress in Literacy. Students who can see themselves improving often develop in confidence, which can also have a beneficial impact on their learning.
Many students still need adult assistance when mastering literacy skills. Whilst they are receiving intervention at school, reinforcement at home can make a difference in how quickly they make progress in Literacy. Students who can see themselves improving often develop in confidence, which can also have a beneficial impact on their learning.
Reading Strategies
Reading Strategies
Reading is so beneficial for your child but it can be very difficult to get a reluctant reader to read. Why Read? Research has shown that to improve reading success, students need to build up their reading miles.
Reading is so beneficial for your child but it can be very difficult to get a reluctant reader to read. Why Read? Research has shown that to improve reading success, students need to build up their reading miles.
What reading strategies could you do at home?
What reading strategies could you do at home?
Buy books as gifts.
Find books on topics your child is interested in.
Try different genres such as graphic novels.
Watch the movie and then read the book.
Try an audio book.
Read book previews online.
Download free book samples from Kindle.
Research lists of recommended books on websites such as Goodreads.
Follow an author or series.
Set a good example.
Designate a reading time for daily reading.
Ask your child to read a short passage they have practised rather than read pages aloud.
Encourage your child to use Readtheory and complete the quizzes.
Following reading ask your child to tell you what they have read.
Use the CSI strategy to read a page with your child.
Use closed captions when watching movies.
Use song lyrics for Karaoke.
Spelling Strategies
Spelling Strategies
What spelling strategies could you do at home?
What spelling strategies could you do at home?
Ask your child to read their spelling words to you nightly.
Check that your child knows the meaning of the words being learned.
Explain any applicable spelling rules.
Monitor that your child is learning their words nightly rather than once a week.
Test your child on their words at the end of the week.
Encourage the use of Spelling City/Literacy Planet for daily revision.
Help your child to proofread their work by circling the words they think are spelt incorrectly.
Encourage your child to break words into sounds or syllables.
Ensure your child has a dictionary app installed on their iPad.
If your child ask how to spell a word give them a hint rather than the spelling.
Point out similarities and differences is spelling words with common sounds.
Encourage your child to read more.
Writing Strategies
Writing Strategies
What writing strategies could you do at home?
What writing strategies could you do at home?
Encourage your child to write shopping lists.
Ask your child to write cards, letters or emails to relatives.
Buy your child a journal.
Encourage your child to write grocery lists, phone messages, etc...
Make a Brag book of their sporting achievements.
Ask them to keep records on a sporting team.
Help your child to proofread their work using "ARMS" for Revising.
Help your child to proofread their work using "CUPS" for Editing.
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