Guided Reading Workshop for Parents 12 th May

Guided Reading Workshop for Parents 12 th May 2015

Aims: �From this session we hope that you will have an understanding of what happens during a Guided Reading session. �We hope we can give you some useful ideas of how you can help your child at home.

The Power of Reading • Creating a love of reading in children is potentially one of the most powerful ways of improving academic standards in school. • There can be few better ways to improve pupils chances in school, or beyond in the wider world than to enable them to become truly independent readers.

What is reading? �At the most basic level, reading is recognising words but recognition of the actual word is not enough on its own to constitute reading. �Understanding what we are reading is key and is certainly the main point of teaching reading in a class. �Reading is all about acquiring meaning; for enjoyment, information and understanding. �Learning to read, reading to learn…

Where do children read? �Computers, ipads, games consoles �Television �Newspapers, magazines, tv guides �Environment – labels, cereal boxes, signs & logos �Books, comics, posters, leaflets, dictionaries �Menus, catalogues, recipes, instructions �Road signs, maps

How do children learn to read? �By being exposed to books, print and language from an early age �Environmental print �Phonics �Learn to read whole words at pace �Develop reading fluency �Constructing meaning from print

What does guided reading look like? �The teacher works with a small group of children who are at the same developmental stage of reading �The teacher selects an unknown text that provides just the right balance of support and challenge �The teacher reminds the children to use a range of reading strategies �The teacher uses questioning and other strategies to develop comprehension

Guided Reading – what does it look like? �A Year 2 class being taught Guided Reading �https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w. FBMYc 2 Yu. Es

How will this look different? �Guided Reading will be taking place from Year 1 to Year 6. Session will be 20 -30 minutes every day. �This means that: �Not all children will be listened to individually by the class teacher. �Independent reading books can and will be changed more frequently – the children have been taught how to do this.

How can you help? �Making time to listen to your child read at home. �Join the library. �Let your children see you read. �Encourage them to read different things – magazines, books, comics, things on ipads/computers – it’s all reading. �Ask your child questions about the book they are reading. �Share books with your child.

Help us to encourage a love of reading � Encourage children to choose a book they’d like to read � Read children’s favourite books again and again to encourage them to learn new words through repetition. � Have a regular story time within your child’s routine. � Share your favourite books with your child and talk about why you like them. � Make up stories together, story time doesn't always have to involve a book! � Take it in turns to read with your child. Tell them what you enjoyed about listening to them read.

The importance of reading �Being able to read opens the doorway to learning and exploring the world in which we live. It will allow your child to become a successful and happy adult.

�Whichever way we teach reading we want the same end product …children to be fluent and confident, to become lifelong readers and above all enjoy reading. �Guided reading is just one of the approaches we adopt.

Any questions?