Reading at Home & School

How can we work together to support our children with their Reading?

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St Andrew’s CEVC Primary School, Great Yeldham

 READING

 St Andrew’s wants to get better at reading across the school.

Being a good reader is about regular practice.

DAILY READING AT HOME WORKS!

Being a good reader hugely supports being successful across other subjects.

What can we do together to make our children better readers? 

How are we developing the practice of reading at school and at home?

  • Your child will receive a certificate for each new reading colour level if they are in Butler and De Vere Classes.
  • Your child will receive a bookmark for each new reading colour level if they are in years 3, 4, 5 & 6.
  • When a child has achieved all colours they become a free reader – selecting suitable texts either independently and/or with the aid of the class teacher.
Colours in order:  Red, Yellow, White, Pink, Brown, Green, Grey, Orange, Black, Beige, Dark Pink, Pale Blue, Free Reader

 

  • All children will receive team points for Reading at home.
  • All children, across the school, are expected to read daily at home, with your support, and a comment entered into the reading diary.  This is the school’s homework policy.
  • We have a number of volunteer parents and governors who are hearing children read across the school each week, in addition to being heard read by their classteacher and other adults.  If you have some spare time and would like to join the ‘reading team’, please let the school office know.
  • Guided Reading takes place in each class at least 4 times a week. This is where the class are grouped for free reading, guided comprehension, guided reading and individual comprehension practice, in a twenty minute session.  During this time children will also have the opportunity to join with a reading buddy, in another class, to share a book.

What are we planning?

  • Making available Turpin Room, Hall and the Library for family reading in the morning from 8.30am.
  • A Book Week with a wide range of activities involving parents is being organised for the week beginning 14th November 2011
  • A Parent’s Evening on the 21st November 2011 to share the high levels of reading, writing and mathematics your child is expected to attain at the end of year 2 and year 6 (End of Key Stage SATS Tests).  It’s important that you join us!  

     WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!