Reading

What Reading looks like at home with your child…

Connection with our children is vital for them to feel safe, supported and comfortable to go through the learning process.  

What better connection is there than snuggling up with your child and reading with them?

Look at the front cover of the book and discuss it.  What do you think this story is going to be about? Who are the main characters?  What do they look like? Make a prediction about what you think might happen in the story? Have you had any personal experiences that might connect with the story?

Skip through the pages of the book.  

Look at the pictures and discuss them.

Subtly introduce, through conversation, any tricky words they might not know on the page.  To this end, you are scaffolding them nicely to be successful in their reading.

Ask your child to start reading from the cover page.  Ask them to questions intermittently, to ensure that they are comprehending what they are reading.  If they do encounter a tricky word, ask them to sound out the word or look for little words inside big words.  

Sometimes it is a nice idea for you to share the reading with your child. In this way, you are modelling expression and fluency to your child.

At the end of the book, ask more questions and share what you liked about the story.  

In Year 2, we start to extend on the skill-set of the reader, with a big focus on comprehension.  Attached are some ideas for you to share with your child, to ensure that they are fully engaged with the text.  These are fun and amazingly powerful!

Read a book and draw a picture for what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Remember to write neatly and to use correct punctuation.