Reading for 6-9 year olds

Helping your child improve their reading skills is easier than you may realise. Teacher Christine Waite has these simple tips for parents

Helping your child improve their reading skills is easier than you may realise. Create a book-friendly environment and encourage your child to read each day, and eventually they should learn to love the written word!

Create a ‘printed word’ environment at home and let your child see you enjoy reading and that reading has a purpose. Read books, magazines, newspapers, recipes, letters, shopping lists, instructions, timetables, the computer, text on the TV - anything you can get your hands on.

Encourage your child to join in with reading activities 

Enjoy choosing books together from the library or bookshop 

Explore the different purposes of books – fiction, poetry, non-fiction, reference. 

Continue to read to your child and make this a cosy relaxed time - even when he’s a fluent reader 

Encourage your child to read out loud 

Some Teacher Reading Secrets…

Don’t try to use these all in one go!

Other Tips 

Giving your child confidence with plenty of encouragement and praise is the biggest help you can give while they’re learning to read.

 

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