We Love Reading at Hoyland Springwood
Our ultimate aim is to teach the children to read well, read with fluency and read with comprehension meaning they understand what they read whilst fostering a love of what it is they read.
It has astonishing benefits for children: comfort and reassurance, confidence and security, relaxation, happiness and fun. Giving a child time and full attention when reading them a story tells them they matter. It builds self-esteem, vocabulary, feeds imagination and even improves their sleeping patterns.
It has astonishing benefits for children: comfort and reassurance, confidence and security, relaxation, happiness and fun. Giving a child time and full attention when reading them a story tells them they matter. It builds self-esteem, vocabulary, feeds imagination and even improves their sleeping patterns.
At Hoyland Springwood School, we love to read!
Our school curriculum is designed so that children not only read incredible texts but have wonderful and diverse texts read to them. Books and opportunities to read are everywhere in our school. Our children read every day and reading is given the highest priority across our whole curriculum. The children are encouraged to read both in school and at home and we celebrate and reward those that do. |
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Our Reading Curriculum
Reading at Home
Children love to get their head into a good book and this can be enhanced further through reading at home.
HOW TO HELP YOU CHILD READ AT HOME:
1. Choose a quiet time. Set aside a quiet time with no distractions. Ten to fifteen minutes is usually long enough.
2. Make reading an enjoyable experience. Sit with or near to your child. Try not to pressurise if he or she is reluctant or tired. It is often helpful to look together at the book first of all, commenting on the pictures and the title – as this will give support for successful reading of the book.
3. Maintain the flow. If your child mispronounces a word, do not interrupt immediately. Instead allow opportunity for self-correction. It is better to tell a child some unknown words first to maintain the flow, rather than insisting on trying to build them all up from the sounds of the letters. For children in the early stages of learning to read, it is helpful to encourage them to point at the words, as this supports them in tracking the words on the page.
4. Be positive. If your child says something nearly right to start with, that is fine. Don't say 'No. That's wrong,' but 'Let's read it together' – and then point to the words as you say them. Boost your child's confidence with constant praise for even the smallest achievement.
5. Success is the key. Remember 'Nothing succeeds like success'. Until your child has built up his or her confidence, it is better to keep to easier books. Struggling with a book with many unknown words is pointless. Flow is lost, text cannot be understood and children can easily become reluctant readers.
6. Regular practice. Try to read with your child on most school days. 'Little and often' is best. Teachers have limited time to hear children read individually. For older children it is ok if they are reading on their own throughout the week, but not every night. Try and set at least two nights aside that you can listen to your child.
7. Talk about the books There is more to being a good reader than just being able to read the words accurately. Just as important is being able to understand what has been read. Always talk to your child about the book; about the pictures, the characters, how they think the story will end, and their favourite part. You will then be able to see how well they have understood and you will help them to develop good comprehension skills. Some of the reading scheme books have suggestions, on the back page, for questions that could be asked.
8. Variety is important. Remember children need to experience a variety of reading materials. If possible, please give your child opportunity to experience this through a range of picture books, comics, magazines, poems, and information books. To help with this, your child will be bringing home a chosen book from school. Also, public libraries have a wide selection of story and information books, and bargain books can be found in charity shops.
9. Have a reading time together Is there some time (maybe even 15 minutes) at some point in the week, that you or another member of your family can read your own book in front of your child? By showing your child that you have an interest in reading will influence them as well.
HOW TO HELP YOU CHILD READ AT HOME:
1. Choose a quiet time. Set aside a quiet time with no distractions. Ten to fifteen minutes is usually long enough.
2. Make reading an enjoyable experience. Sit with or near to your child. Try not to pressurise if he or she is reluctant or tired. It is often helpful to look together at the book first of all, commenting on the pictures and the title – as this will give support for successful reading of the book.
3. Maintain the flow. If your child mispronounces a word, do not interrupt immediately. Instead allow opportunity for self-correction. It is better to tell a child some unknown words first to maintain the flow, rather than insisting on trying to build them all up from the sounds of the letters. For children in the early stages of learning to read, it is helpful to encourage them to point at the words, as this supports them in tracking the words on the page.
4. Be positive. If your child says something nearly right to start with, that is fine. Don't say 'No. That's wrong,' but 'Let's read it together' – and then point to the words as you say them. Boost your child's confidence with constant praise for even the smallest achievement.
5. Success is the key. Remember 'Nothing succeeds like success'. Until your child has built up his or her confidence, it is better to keep to easier books. Struggling with a book with many unknown words is pointless. Flow is lost, text cannot be understood and children can easily become reluctant readers.
6. Regular practice. Try to read with your child on most school days. 'Little and often' is best. Teachers have limited time to hear children read individually. For older children it is ok if they are reading on their own throughout the week, but not every night. Try and set at least two nights aside that you can listen to your child.
7. Talk about the books There is more to being a good reader than just being able to read the words accurately. Just as important is being able to understand what has been read. Always talk to your child about the book; about the pictures, the characters, how they think the story will end, and their favourite part. You will then be able to see how well they have understood and you will help them to develop good comprehension skills. Some of the reading scheme books have suggestions, on the back page, for questions that could be asked.
8. Variety is important. Remember children need to experience a variety of reading materials. If possible, please give your child opportunity to experience this through a range of picture books, comics, magazines, poems, and information books. To help with this, your child will be bringing home a chosen book from school. Also, public libraries have a wide selection of story and information books, and bargain books can be found in charity shops.
9. Have a reading time together Is there some time (maybe even 15 minutes) at some point in the week, that you or another member of your family can read your own book in front of your child? By showing your child that you have an interest in reading will influence them as well.
Resources to Help Parents at Home
There are many websites that free downloadable of online stories that children can read or that are audible books. Please see the link below:
There are recommended books that children read in each year group. If you are wondering what is appropriate for your children's age, these lists are very useful to look at and your child can choose from the list too. There 100 to choose from.