Reading with your child'

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Reading with your child.
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Starting to Read

• When children learn to read they draw on all the
  different kinds of information they have gathered
  about books and reading.
• Above all the point of reading is to get at what
  the book means.

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Reading Aloud

• Through sharing books with parents, children
  learn to
• Turn the pages
• Talk about the story and the pictures
• Join in parts that they know well
• Gradually recognise words on the page
• All this helps to build their confidence and
  interest.

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Before Reading - T.E.L.L.S

• Discuss and share the books
• T Talk about the title and front cover
• E Explore the book
• L Look at the pictures and predict what will
  happen
• L Look for unusual words and names
• S Say whether the book is fact or fiction

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During Reading - 3 Ps

• When your child begins to read, it will be
  important for you to use the three Ps
• Pause
• Praise
• Prompt

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Pause

• Before responding, wait about 5 seconds
• Give time for the child to work out the word or
  fix the mistake
• In this time, dont do anything dont signal
  with your face, dont point

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Prompt

• Encourage the child to
• Look at the pictures
• Say hmmm and read on to the end of the sentence
• Reread the sentence
• Use contextual clues what would make sense?
• Sounding out only if it is a regular word
• If the word makes sense, continue reading
• If the word doesnt make sense
• ask Did that sound right?
• prompt to have another go
• If you try 2 prompts and the child still does not
  get the word, tell them!

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Praise

• At all times
• End of sentence
• End of page
• Fixing a mistake
• Good reading
• For trying
• Make comments specific
• I like the way you . . .
• Great reading!
• Good working out!
• Nice expression!

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Following the reading

• Discuss the book
• Did you enjoy that book? Why / why not?
• I was surprised by . What did you think?
• I was expecting something different to happen.
  What about you?
• Did you think that character did the wisest
  thing? Why?
• What would you have done?
• How did the story make you feel?