Reading In Class 1
Every child in school has a reading record and is expected to read at home everyday to embed learning, build fluency and to allow them to explore worlds beyond their own imagination's. This alone can help your child in so many ways in many aspects of life.
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Please use this reading record to write down any achievemnets /progress or struggles when reading at home. This book is for teachers and parents.
When will my child get a reading book?
In Class One we only give the children reading books to take home when we feel that they are ready and even then, the books are selected at a level that they can easily access.The more challenging aspects of reading are done in school in a variety of other ways. Home reading is to build enjoyment, confidence and fluency.
How often should I read with my child?
Everyday is ideal, it doesn't have to be for more than 10-15 minutes (building up to 20minutes) but little and often can make a huge impact!
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My child's reading book has no words. What do I do?
One of the first books your child might bring home may have no words. There are many reasons for this. Please read the information to find out more.
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My child has brought home a game and not a book this week, why is this?At times, your child may bring home a reading game linked to their phonics learning instead of a book so treat this as their reading for the day and write about their achievements in the reading record. This helps the children apply the new phonics skills at home as well as at school. Do we have to read the whole book everyday?No, there are times when reading the whole book or even more than 1 or 2 pages will make you tear your hair out. It is some times better to focus on 1 or 2 pages and re- read each page to build fluency.How do I get my child to stop sounding out every word?Have a listen to the video below, here I talk through how we listen to your child read at school and how we try to build up fluency. This takes time, practise, perseverence and a lot of patience. Keep on it though, it will be worth it.
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My child is reluctant to read at home what do I do?
There are many ways to help your child with this, put the reading book or game to oneside and pick up their favourite storybook. read it together, asking your child to help you with words that you see appear in thier reading books. Play eye spy words or sounds. They still need to enjoy reading as they are learning to read. The key is to get the balance right. You could also find the phonics and reading games on busy things.
All of these reading activities can be written into your reading record, it helps us to know where your child is at on their reading journey.
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If you are finding this, please let us know so we can offer help and maybe have some incentives ready to encourage them.
My child has already had this reading book, why do they have it again?
We let the children choose their books from within the phonics level they are reading at, children often like to re-read a book that they enjoyed. Teachers are happy to facilitate this if it helps build fluency and is at an appropriate reading level for them.