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Foundation
Home
Reading
Program 2015
Foundation Reading Program
It is important to note that
the current Reading Program
in place has not changed
and will continue.
Home readers
Meant
to be easy (independent) readers,
Use yellow log book
Prompt your child to have a go at any
tricky or unknown words.
Identify words, letters, sentences.
Library Books
Depending
on your child's choice of
book, these books are normally books
you read to your child or you may read
with your child.
Before reading the story, prompt and hold
a discussion about the book & its
illustrations.
Identify words they might know.
Resources
Don’t
know where to look? Check out our
school website
http://www3.olhcwarrnambool.catholic.e
du.au/
Coloured Words
Continue
working with your child on
recognising these words.
Encourage them and prompt them to find
these words in other situations.
Make sure you re-visit previous colours
learnt.
Mix the words up when practising.
What can you do at home?
Finding a time and place…
Establish a routine.
Avoid interruptions
Be relaxed and comfortable (a suitable
place for you & your child)
What can you do at home?
Set the scene…
Talk about the book before opening it,
Encourage your child to hold the book &
turn pages,
Pose questions about the book & about
how to read the book,
Show enthusiasm & enjoy the reading
experience together
What can you do at home?
Tips when reading….
At unknown words be patient, let your child think &
have a go. Reward their attempt or success!
If they can’t get the word, you as the parent reread the sentence, this might prompt them.
Wrong word said, don’t correct until the page is
done and break the word down.
If your child makes a mistakes & doesn’t make
sense, ask them ‘does that make sense?’ and reread what they said.
What can you do at home?
Self correction…
Its allowing children to correct their own
mistakes,
Strategies to self-correct:
- re-reading a word or sentence,
- Checking pictures with text,
- Predicting a word then confirming or
trying another word.
Dos & Don’ts
Dos:
-risk take, let your child ‘have a go’
-its okay to look at pictures to get meaning
-one-to-one pointing,
-Re-read sentences to get meaning.
Don’ts:
-don’t stop your child in the middle of a sentence,
-don’t make your child sound out every word,
-Don’t loose your patience.
Enjoy Reading Together
Read often to and with your children so that
reading is seen as a pleasurable and
importance part of their lives.
As children read, they become more aware
of words which will benefit their spelling.
Check it out
Take
home the ‘Home Reading A Parents
Guide’ booklet
Check out the school website and the
resources available.
Read through the Yellow Log Book for
handy hints when reading.