Reading in Reception.

 

Reading in Reception

As we approach the last half of the summer term, we wanted to remind parents of the Broadford reading  scheme;  105 Books to read before you leave Broadford Primary.  

At Broadford, we aim to encourage a love of reading. By providing our pupils with quality texts and introducing them to strong characters, we can broaden their perspectives on the world around them as they are taken to far off lands from the comfort of their own chair!

As the children progress through the reading scheme they will have the opportunity to collect three certificates - bronze, silver and gold for every five books they read.

Below are the 15 books they children should read in the repletion year.

Children are issued with a reading tracker as pictured below

We have lots of children who are already working their way through the fifteen books and some children who have completed it already. We have copies of all the books within the reception year group, so please let us know which books your child needs to read in order to complete their tracker and we will send a copy home.

If you have misplaced your child's reading tracker, please speak their class teacher who will happily provide you with another.

Daily Reading

Learning to read can be hard work for many children, so it’s important to keep enjoying books together and where possible on a daily basis. In reception, we send children home with a 'bedtime' reading book each week, this allows your child to benefit from listening to books and stories that they can’t read themselves yet.  Children are also sent home with a RWI home reading book that matches exactly the phonics the child is learning about in their RWI lessons. This helps the children to practice and consolidate the sounds and words they have already learnt and the ones any new ones they have just been taught.

Please ensure you read daily with your child at home and record this in their individual reading record and return their reading folder on their reading day. 

Storytimes matters

Reading books aloud to children stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of the world. It helps them develop language and listening skills and prepares them to understand the written word. When the rhythm and melody of language become a part of a child's life, learning to read will be as natural as learning to walk and talk.

Even after children learn to read by themselves, it's still important for you to read aloud together. By reading stories that are on their interest level, but beyond their reading level, you can stretch young readers' understanding and motivate them to improve their skills.