Helping Your Child with Reading and Writing at Home 📚 We are focusing on building strong literacy skills for all children. Here are simple ways you can help at home:
📖 Read every day
Aim for 10–15 minutes daily
Talk about the story, characters, and events
Re-read favourite books to build confidence
🗣️ Talk matters!
Encourage conversation at home
Ask questions and introduce new words
Talk about everyday experiences
🔤 Revise sounds and words
Support your child with linguistic phonics sounds
Help them recognise and read common words
✏️ Encourage writing
Let your child write:
Shopping lists
Notes
Stories
Praise effort, not just accuracy
📚 Build vocabulary
Explain new words when they come up
Use rich language in everyday conversations
😊 Keep it positive
Make reading enjoyable
Celebrate progress and effort
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