Sharing Books at Home
Date: 1st Feb 2022 @ 12:02pm
Dear Parents,
As you know, reading together at home has astonishing benefits for children: comfort and reassurance, confidence and security, relaxation, happiness and fun. Giving a child time and full attention when reading builds self-esteem, vocabulary, feeds imagination and even improves their sleeping patterns. Is also shows them how important and enjoyable reading is- helping them become lifelong readers.
As of Friday 4th February, alongside your child’s reading book which is matched to their reading ability, your child will also bring home a book they have chosen to share with someone at home. This book will be referred to as their ‘share’ book.
Please return both books in your child’s reading pack each week.
Here are some more tips to help you enjoy story-time together:
- Ask your child to choose what they’d like to read. They’ll feel more interested in the story if they’ve picked it out themselves. (And don’t worry if they keep returning to the same story, either!)
- If you can, turn off the TV, radio and computer. It’s easier for both of you to enjoy the story without any other distractions.
- Sit close together. You could encourage your child to hold the book themselves and turn the pages, too.
- Take a look at the pictures. You don’t just have to read the words on the page. Maybe there’s something funny in the pictures that you can giggle about together, or perhaps your child enjoys guessing what will happen next.
- Ask questions and talk about the book. Ask your child to make predictions about what they think will happen in the story or ask who their favourite character is and why?
- Picture books can be a great way to talk through your child’s fears and worries, or to help them deal with their emotions. Give them space to talk, and ask how they feel about the situations in the story.
- Have fun! There’s no right or wrong way to share a story – as long as you and your child are having fun. Don’t be afraid to act out situations or use funny voices…
Please send in any pictures of you reading at home, so we can share them on our website!
Happy reading,
Miss Flynn ?
