How we teach your child to readHow we teach your child to read

Phonics Phonics aa

Teaching sounds Teaching sounds

Linking sounds to letters Linking sounds to letters

Blending and segmenting soundsBlending and segmenting sounds

Reading and writing soundsReading and writing sounds

Helping your child to read:Helping your child to read:

Make it a special time – Make it a special time –

a pleasure not a chore!a pleasure not a chore!

Choose somewhere calm Choose somewhere calm and comfortable.and comfortable.

Be positive and Be positive and encouraging!encouraging!

Be a good role model!Be a good role model!

Sharing BooksSharing Books

DiscussDiscuss the front cover and the illustrations. the front cover and the illustrations.

TalkTalk about the story together – the characters, about the story together – the characters, the sequence of the story, predict what may the sequence of the story, predict what may happen next, relate it to their own experience. happen next, relate it to their own experience.

Ask questionsAsk questions about the story – can they about the story – can they remember what happened? Did they enjoy it? remember what happened? Did they enjoy it? Why? Why?

Working out wordsWorking out words

Use the pictures to help.Use the pictures to help.

Look at the initial letter.Look at the initial letter.

Check the next letter and build up the Check the next letter and build up the word ( c-a-t ).word ( c-a-t ).

cat

Further strategies:Further strategies:

Re – read the first part of the sentence again.Re – read the first part of the sentence again.

Read to the end to guess the correct word, so Read to the end to guess the correct word, so the sentence makes sense.the sentence makes sense.

Recognise part of the word to help guess the Recognise part of the word to help guess the whole word.whole word.

Notice key words.Notice key words.

Important Notice!!Important Notice!!

Don’t let your child struggle with a word – Don’t let your child struggle with a word – if they have been unable to use the if they have been unable to use the strategies, read the word for them and strategies, read the word for them and keep the story going.keep the story going.

How to help further:How to help further: Visit the library.Visit the library.

Look for writing in the environment – signs, posters, Look for writing in the environment – signs, posters, street names.street names.

Encourage involvement in every day activities – Encourage involvement in every day activities – shopping lists, recipes, T.V.Guidesshopping lists, recipes, T.V.Guides

Provide a wide range of reading material – Provide a wide range of reading material – magazines, comics, newspapers, fiction and non magazines, comics, newspapers, fiction and non fiction books.fiction books.

Remember!Remember!

Reinforce the sounds, linking Reinforce the sounds, linking them to the letters!them to the letters!

Be patient and use lots of Be patient and use lots of positive encouragement!!positive encouragement!!

EnjoyEnjoy reading with your reading with your child!child!

Stage 1 – The Beginning of Writing – The child is using letters to represent words. The teacher keeps a record of what she has “written” by writing the words.

Stage 2 The child is using initial letters to represent words and has begun to hear and write other

sounds in words.

Stage 3 The child is using their phonic knowledge to write more words.

Stage 4 – The child is using basic sight vocabulary for some words and good phonic knowledge for unknown spellings. A story is developing.

Stage 5 – The child is beginning to use sentences and can spell many words correctly. Full stops are used but she is not yet quite sure of beginning a sentence correctly.

Supporting your child’s writing

• Play dough or plasticine

• Threading beads• Finger painting• Construction toys –

Lego, blocks• Jigsaw puzzles• Air writing• Writing on backs• Using chalk, pencils,

crayons, felt tips

Helping your child to write• Value all your child’s writing.• Remember! - early writing may

look like ‘scribble’ or marks.• Help them become aware of the

meaning and purpose of writing.• Give them the opportunity to write

– lists, letters, cards, invitations.• Provide paper, crayons, pencils,

paint, chalk.• Talk about their writing with them.

Helping your child with numbers

• Number rhymes• Counting• Playing games• Numbers as

quantities• Numbers as labels• Everyday

numbers

Number rhymes

- ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive...’

- 5 currant buns

- 10 green bottles

Sing number rhymes together:

CountingCount different objects in different ways:

- plates on the table

- sandwiches for a picnic

- pieces of a jigsaw

- coins in your purse

- the number of times you can bounce a ball

Playing games

Play games together:

- games with dice and counters

- dominoes

- playing cards

- magnetic/foam numbers

Numbers as quantities

Point them out and count them with your child:

– 6/12 on a box of eggs

– 10 apples in the bag

– print 5 copies on the computer

Numbers as labelsNotice them all around:

– the number on the bus

– house numbers

– television channels

Everyday numbers

Notice numbers all around:

– on money, timetables, clocks, receipts, tickets, computers, cards, telephones

Look for numbers in the environment:

– on signs, shops, traffic signs, car number plates

And Finally!

• Working in partnership

• Talking to children

• Savour the moments!