Driffield Junior School
Reading at home
Although your child will be taught to read at school, you can have a huge impact on their reading journey by continuing their practice at home at least three times a week.
In order to encourage your child to become a lifelong reader, it is important that they learn to read for pleasure.
Listen to them read their book. Remember to give them lots of praise – celebrate their success! If they can’t read a word, read it to them. Discuss the pictures, enjoy the story, predict what might happen next, use different voices for the characters, explore the facts in a non-fiction book. After they have finished, talk about the book together. The main thing is that you have fun!
As long as everyone is enjoying themselves, there is no right or wrong way to read with your child.
In school we are focusing on reading fluency. If a child can read fluently, they can read the words without sounding them out, will read with expression and will ‘read’ the punctuation - pausing where’s there’s a full stop or a comma. If your child can read with appropriate expression, they are able to understand what they are reading and will enjoy it more. Below is a film of an adult reading with a child that you may find helpful. Remember, the most important thing is to enjoy doing it together.
Reading at home - help with questions you may ask.
Reading at home - early reading with Little Wandle.
At DJS We follow Little Wandle Letters and Sounds to support children who are developing their reading skills. Find out more about how you can help at home and how we help children in school.
Reading, writing and speaking and listening are part of every subject at Driffield Junior School. Our exciting English curriculum enables children to learn and develop basic skills by providing a rich and varied diet of reading texts and writing opportunities.
Click here to find out what we learn in our reading and writing lessons each half term in every year group.
A brief overview of how we develop fundamental skills so our children can become confident and fluent readers who love to read.
An overview of how we teach the basics of language and communication.
Reading
Writing
Children are taught the basic fundamentals of writing so they can communicate their thoughts and ideas across all subjects.
Grammar, punctuation and spelling
Driffield Junior School
Reading at home
Although your child will be taught to read at school, you can have a huge impact on their reading journey by continuing their practice at home at least three times a week.
In order to encourage your child to become a lifelong reader, it is important that they learn to read for pleasure.
Listen to them read their book. Remember to give them lots of praise – celebrate their success! If they can’t read a word, read it to them. Discuss the pictures, enjoy the story, predict what might happen next, use different voices for the characters, explore the facts in a non-fiction book. After they have finished, talk about the book together. The main thing is that you have fun!
As long as everyone is enjoying themselves, there is no right or wrong way to read with your child.
In school we are focusing on reading fluency. If a child can read fluently, they can read the words without sounding them out, will read with expression and will ‘read’ the punctuation - pausing where’s there’s a full stop or a comma. If your child can read with appropriate expression, they are able to understand what they are reading and will enjoy it more. Below is a film of an adult reading with a child that you may find helpful. Remember, the most important thing is to enjoy doing it together.
Reading at home - help with questions you may ask.
Reading at home - early reading with Little Wandle.
At DJS We follow Little Wandle Letters and Sounds to support children who are developing their reading skills. Find out more about how you can help at home and how we help children in school.
Reading, writing and speaking and listening are part of every subject at Driffield Junior School. Our exciting English curriculum enables children to learn and develop basic skills by providing a rich and varied diet of reading texts and writing opportunities.
Click here to find out what we learn in our reading and writing lessons each half term in every year group.
A brief overview of how we develop fundamental skills so our children can become confident and fluent readers who love to read.
An overview of how we teach the basics of language and communication.
Reading
Writing
Children are taught the basic fundamentals of writing so they can communicate their thoughts and ideas across all subjects.
Grammar, punctuation and spelling