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How to help your child

Presentation: The importance of reading

How to help your child read Early Years & KS1

How to help your child read KS2

Presentation: Early Reading and Phonics in Early Years

Presentation: Writing in Early Years

Presentation: Maths in Early YearsPhonics and Writing - actions, images and letter formation

 

Here is a video of a reading session with a reception child 

This may help to show you what a typical reading at home session may look like.  

(For the purposes of videoing we were sat at the table rather than on a sofa. As you can see Lucy was enjoying performing for the camera, and is a typical fidgeting 5 year old! But hopefully it is of some help!) 

Video: Early Reading

 

Here is a video of a reading session with a Key Stage 2 child 

This may help to show you what a typical reading at home session with a KS2 child may look like.  

(For the purposes of videoing we were sat at the table rather than on a sofa. But hopefully it is of some help!) 

Video: KS2 Reading

 

Phonics Videos

Video: What is Phonics?

Video: Phonics - How to pronounce pure sounds