Welcome back everyone, we hope you had a great half term and you are ready and raring for this last Summer term. This week we want to talk about the importance of reading at home with your children. Please sign and date your child's book so we know they have read and make sure they are in school every day.
'Pearson' a leading learning company outlines the importance of reading.
- Studies show that reading for pleasure makes a big difference to children’s educational performance. Here’s how you can get your child off to a great start.
- Evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day not only perform better in reading tests than those who don’t, but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures.
- You can make a huge difference! Parents are the most important educators in a child’s life – even more important than their teachers – and it’s never too early to start reading together.
- Learning to read is about listening and understanding as well as working out what’s printed on the page. Through hearing stories, children are exposed to a wide range of words. This helps them build their own vocabulary and improve their understanding when they listen, which is vital as they start to read. It’s important for them to understand how stories work too. Even if your child doesn’t understand every word, they’ll hear new sounds, words and phrases which they can then try out, copying what they have heard.
- As children start to learn to read at school, you can play an important role in helping to keep them interested in books. Find out what interests them, help them to find books that will be engaging and fun, and spend time reading the books they bring home from school together.
But most importantly have fun and enjoy reading together.
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