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Reading at home
Reading at home
At Kenmore, we really encourage all children to read a range of books at home.
Reading has so many brilliant benefits for children and can open a whole new world for them.
Giving a child time and full attention when reading them a story tells them they matter.
It builds self-esteem, vocabulary, feeds imagination and even improves their sleeping patterns.
Children at KPJS take home two books: a levelled Bug Club book and a reading for pleasure book
All children and parents are expected to fill in a daily reading log- online or in writing to showcase what children have been reading.
How can I support my child at home?
How can I support my child at home?
Visit the local library
Visit the local library
As a school, we work very closely with the Harrow Library Services.
Harrow Libraries have a range of regular activities including arts and crafts, rhymetime and storytime sessions, and social clubs.
Take your child on a regular basis and borrow a range of books that interest them.
You can log any library books your child has read in their reading records/ logs.
Reading Record
Reading Record
All children are sent books at their levels to read at home with an adult or independently.
Depending on the year group, reading logs are filled in online or in reading record books.
We expect children and parents to fill in their reading logs at a minimum of 4 times a week.
These are really important as they inform teachers of what children are reading at home.
They act as dialogue between parents and teachers.
Reading should be a part of every child's daily routine, e.g. reading a bed time story.
Read everywhere!
Read everywhere!
Encourage reading to be a habit or pass time
Take books with you on outings and read in different places! the car, the park, on a cosy chair, at the dentist or even up a tree!
100 Books to read before you leave year 6!
100 Books to read before you leave year 6!
We have joined the nation and embraced the 100 Books challenge which encourages chidren to read quality texts!
All books can be found in the school library or class book corners
Some have been covered in the curriculum
KS2_Reading_Books_.pdfYear 3 reading challenge:
Year 4 reading challenge:
Useful Websites
Useful Websites
Active Learn: Bug Club
As a school we have purchased membership for Bug Club
Every child has a log in to their own personalised portal
Teachers can check what books children have read at home as well as their comprehension answers.
Children can fill their reading records with Bug Club reading too!
Epic Books
A range of free books available to children once they have an account set up.
A lot of free resources but there's also a membership option
The school doesn't pay for this service but we do use it in class sometimes
Children can read here and write books they've read in their reading records/ logs.
LGFL: Busy Things
A wonderful resource for all subjects
The area for reading is small but very good for comprehension skills
Children can use their school google accouts to log in to an account
BBC: Bitesize
There are a few fun games
Reading comprehension sections
Shakespeare too for Upper Key stage 2
Struggling with Reading? Try the listed links below
Struggling with Reading? Try the listed links below
https://www.starfall.com/h/index-grades123.php (American website - pronunciations may be different)
Word mat download link
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