How to help your child

Did you know that asking your children questions about the books they are reading with you, improves their comprehension and vocabulary? It allows children to delve deeper into the text and the opportunity to clarify meaning. We have therefore produced a list of questions for you to ask your children when reading together.

Click to Download Year 1 & 2 questions [pdf 394KB] Click to Download

Reading Progression

Click to Download Vipers Progression Grid KS1 [pdf 1MB] Click to Download

Recommended Reading

Studies have shown that there is strong evidence that reading for pleasure impacts on educational outcomes but the benefits of this go beyond this. Reading sparks imagination, exposes children to richer vocabulary, enhances reasoning skills and allows children to learn about other cultures. 

So tonight, why not start encouraging your children to read some of these recommended books?

 

Click to Download year-1 [pdf 19MB] Click to Download
Click to Download year-2 [pdf 18MB] Click to Download