How to help your child with reading

The stages of reading development

How we teach reading at St Peters

How you can help at home

Stages of ReadingThe emergent reader• knows that the text goes from left to right • can blend • uses picture for clues • retells a simple story which is read to them • knows names of letters • identifies initial and final sounds• understands the difference between letters and words • notices and reads environmental print • reads one word at a time• selects simple repetitious books • reads favourite books over and over • make predictions

Stages of ReadingEarly Reader• tells main idea • makes predictions and explain why things happen• identifies main characters • begins to differentiate between fact and fiction • identifies high frequency words • some awareness of medial vowel sounds • uses context clues • begins to self correct • understands the meaning of . ? ! • selects a variety of books • begins to feel confident when reading silently or orally

Stages of readingFluent Reader• recognises plot, problem and solution in a story • evaluates character's actions or behaviors • uses a variety of clues to decode unfamiliar words • identifies blends, digraphs, • applies vowel rules to sound out words • uses punctuation correctly • reads smoothly, with expression and phrasing• selects a wide variety of books, may select chapter books• confident • enjoys sharing favourite books • enjoys challenges  • selects reading during free time • summarises main events of a story

Stages of reading

“Please remember every child learns at a different pace.”

How we teach children to read at St Peter's

“Children need to learn to read before they can read to

learn.”

How we teach reading at St Peter's

• Individual reading

• Guided Reading

• Shared Reading

How we teach reading at St Peter’s

3 aspects to reading…

• Word recognition

• Grammar

• Comprehension

How we teach reading at St Peter’s

• Once a child can work out the words (decode) he can then begin to sort out the message (comprehend).

• If he can’t decode the words, he can’t begin to understand.

How we teach reading at St Peter’s

• That’s where phonics comes in…

• 44 sounds• We teach children to read and write them.

• (Unfortunately, they can be spelt in different ways.)

How we teach reading at St Peter’s The 44 phonemes

/b/ /d/ /f/ /g/ /h/ /j/ /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /ng/

/p/ /r/ /s/ /t/ /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /th/ /th/ /ch/

/sh/ /zh/ /a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/

/oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /or/ /er/ /ow/ /oi/ /air/ /ear/ /ure/

How we teach reading at St Peter’s

Blending for reading

What to do when a child gets stuck on a word?

Sound it out. Split the word into parts/syllables.-If the word contains a sound they don’t know, then tell them!-Don’t forget some words can’t be fully sounded out, so help them! (Don’t forget picture clues and meaning).

How we teach reading at St Peter’s

What happens when a word isn’t phonically decodable?

• Encourage them to look for other clues (visual clues, initial sounds/final sounds, grammatical).

• Tell them!

How we teach reading at St Peter’s

Keywords and high frequency words

How we teach reading at St Peter’s

Reading for meaning

Discuss the book!

• Who, what, where, when questions• Why do you think…?• What would you do if….?• How do you know…?

How you can support your child's reading

1. Find a quiet time2. Make reading enjoyable3. Maintain the flow4. Be positive5. Success is the key6. Visit the library7. Regular practise8. Communicate9. Talk about books10. Variety is important

How you can support your child's reading

Play games

Word building games, like magnetic letters on the fridge.

I spy to notice initial and final sounds

Sound buttons games to encourage the segmenting of words.

How you can support your child's reading

Useful websites:

http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html

http://www.starfall.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/literacy.shtml

Any questions?????