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Reading at Home

What to read Any book – fiction or non-fiction, newspapers, magazines, books or online publications on the iPad etc. Why read at home? Regular reading practice helps your child with all their academy work. It develops their knowledge, understanding, and general curiosity and interest about the world. Above all, it should also be fun and your iPad will help revolutionise reading with your child!

• Let your child use a dictionary to look up the meaning of words and then ask them to use the word in a sentence to you. • Have a break after about five minutes and talk about the story or article, e.g., what will happen next, what did you find out? • Have a break after about five minutes and talk about the story or article, e.g., what will happen next, what did you find out? • Perhaps you could read to your child occasionally. • Book your child a sight test as good vision and healthy eyes are really important for reading books, text and reading on devices. • Encourage your child to read on their own.

How you can help to extend your child’s vocabulary and reading skills – from those with fluent reading skills to those with learning difficulties. • Hear your child read aloud (it doesn’t matter how old they are). Use books/ magazines or an iPad. • Begin with short sessions – no more than ten minutes, two or three times per week. • Link reading from the iPad by using an online dictionary as students will read much faster and will link their iPad to reading in a new and funny way – it is also much quicker than using a printed publication. • Encourage your child to guess words. Don’t stop your child if they read a word incorrectly but makes sense of the story. • Don’t worry if your child doesn’t know a word, let your child have a go and, if they don’t get it right, tell them the word and carry on.