Phonics and Reading
For guidance on how to support with Phonics at home, you can access the Little Wandle's website here. This has a range of resources, videos and helpful guides about the teaching of phonics and early reading.
Reading Practice E-Book
This e-book has been carefully matched to your child’s current reading level. If your child is reading it with little help, please don’t worry that it’s too easy – your child needs to develop fluency and confidence in reading. Listen to them read the book. Remember to give them lots of praise – celebrate their success! If they can’t read a word, read it to them. After they have finished, talk about the book together.
To access your child’s Big Cat e-books, go to: https://ebooks.collinsopenpage.com/
You can access a Parent Guide to using the E-Books here.
'Share With Me' book
To encourage your child to become a lifelong reader, it is important that they learn to read for pleasure. The sharing book is a book they have chosen for you to enjoy together.
Please remember that you shouldn’t expect your child to read this alone. Read it to or with them. Discuss the pictures, enjoy the story, predict what might happen next, use different voices for the characters, explore the facts in a non-fiction book. The main thing is that you have fun!
There are a range of other resources you can access from the menu on the right-hand side.
Useful websites:
Free stories on-line for Early Years and Key Stage 1