Reading
Supporting Reading at Home
Reading regularly at home is one of the most important ways to support your child's learning and future success. We encourage families to make reading a daily habit wherever possible.
Parents and carers can support by:
- Listening to their child read regularly and discussing what they have read.
- Encouraging children to read a variety of books, magazines and other texts for enjoyment.
- Asking questions about characters, events and new vocabulary to develop understanding.
- Celebrating reading achievements and sharing a love of books at home.
- Recording home reading in the child's reading record where applicable.
Even 10-15 minutes of reading each day can have a significant impact on a child's confidence, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
We value the partnership between home and school and thank parents and carers for their continued support in helping children become enthusiastic, lifelong readers.
You can find the DFE reading framework here:
Overview of the DfE Reading Framework
- Purpose: Provides evidence-informed, non-statutory guidance on teaching reading and fostering a love of reading.
- Scope: Covers children from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS / Reception) through to Year 9 (Key Stage 3).
- Core Focus: Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP), reading fluency, language comprehension, talk, stories, and reading for pleasure.
Here is a link to 100 recommended reads for children in Reception:
These links will help you to support reading at home:
Parents and families | National Literacy Trust
How to support your child's reading at home - BBC Bitesize
10 top tips for parents to support children to read - GOV.UK
Our reading policies will be reviewed annually each September.
