Supporting Your Child's Learning

Reading
Here are some ways you could help your child during their home reading:

Provide a suitable place and time: preferably 4 times a week for no more than 10 minutes, in a quiet place, and when your child is not tired.

Talk to your child about the pictures they see in the book before they start reading.  
This will help them solve any unknown words they find when they are reading.

When an unknown word is encountered or a mistake is made; 
WAIT (they may get the right word) then encourage your child to:
Look at the picture
·        go back to the beginning of the sentence
·        read again and see if they can work it out
·        say the first sound
·        try a word that might fit
·        look for parts of the word that they know
 
Provide encouragement. 
Praise your child when they read well or correct their own mistakes.                                                       
 
Try to be relaxed. 
Stop the session if you feel yourself becoming frustrated. 
Read to your child instead.
 
Children could be asked any of the following questions when they have finished reading a book:
·         Did you enjoy the book? 
·         Who were the characters?
·         What was your favourite part?
·         Was there anything about it you did not like?
·         Could you think of another ending?
·         Are there any words you did not know the meaning of?
·         Can you retell what happened in the story?

In Te Moana we send the same book home over two nights
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