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READING AT HOME - LEARNING THE FIRST LETTERS AND SOUNDS

When reading with your child at home, remember to:

• Point to the letter as you say the sound

• Ask your child to say the sound and trace their finger over the letter

• Ask your child to find that letter on the page

• Read the word to your child and emphasise the sound you are learning

KEY POINTS FOR SUPPORTING AN EARLY READER

INSIDE COVER

• Write the high frequency words and sounds on a whiteboard. 
• Ask the child to read - rub out only the ones they know. 

FRONT PAGE

• Read the title and look at the illustration.
• Talk about what they think the book is about 

READING EACH PAGE

• Search for the bits they need to practice (check the white board)
• Point as you read
• Say the sounds and read the word

UNDERSTANDING

• Read the page back with them
• Vocabulary/ Inference / Prediction / Explanation / Retrieval / Sequence