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| Encourage your child to read to you. Follow
the words with your finger and sound out the words (c-a-t:
cat). |
| Be positive. Praise your child
for trying hard at their reading. It's all right to make
mistakes. |
| It's not just books.
Point out all the words around you: labels on food, street
signs, etc. |
| Keep in touch with your child's
school and ask their teacher for suggestions on how you
can help with reading and writing. |
| Read yourself. Set a good example
by reading for pleasure and talking about the reading
you do at work and home. |
| Find your family's top five
reads. Ask everyone in your family to name their favourite
reads - it could be a book, magazine, comic or newspaper.
Involve grandparents, cousins etc. And see if the neighbours
agree. |
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| Encourage independent reading
but remember, children will still love a bedtime story. |
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Help your child to read aloud with expression so the
story comes to life. This will help them read more fluently.
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| Don't worry if your child reads
newspapers, magazines, comics and the internet as well
as books. |
| Discuss reading. Ask
your son or daughter about what's interested them in anything
they've read recently |
| Read yourself. Set a good example
by reading for pleasure and talking about the reading
you do at work and home. |
Download A4 advice sheets
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