The Preps borrowed their first book from the Junior School Library on Thursday. The books can are found in tubs organised by colour along one of the walls in the library. The Preps either took a Green or a Blue book home on Thursday. Books do not need to be swapped every night. Good practice involves borrowing a book and reading it multiple times. You may read the book to your child first, modelling how to point to each word. The next time, re-read the text and see if your child can join in. This helps to practise reading common words and develop reading confidence. Encourage your child to make an entry into their Readers’ Notebook after they have read the book a few times.
Some tips for reading at home with your child:
- Ensure that reading is enjoyable for both you and your child
- Discuss the book prior to reading to give confidence.
- Look at the pictures and draw attention to images that are mentioned in the text.
- Draw attention to some initial letters in words and what sound they make in that word.
- Not all mistakes need to be corrected (while your child gains confidence)
- Try not to always give the answer, be patient and give your child time to think.
- Re-read sentences from the start and say the first sound of unknown words (point to the supportive images to give clues).
- Always encourage any attempt to read and decipher the text.
This is a fantastic video that shows a positive home reading experience.