As well as our school guides, which we have shared for parents in this blog, there are a number of other sources of valuable advice and guidance to help you with supporting your child’s reading at home.

Education Scotland have produced helpful guidance on encouraging good reading habits at home:

The Early Years guidance can be found here: https://www.education.gov.scot/parentzone/Documents/ReadingTips_EarlyYearsEN.pdf

The Primary School guidance can be found here: https://www.education.gov.scot/parentzone/Documents/ReadingTips_PrimaryEN.pdf

The Secondary School guidance can be found here: https://www.education.gov.scot/parentzone/Documents/ReadingTips_SecondaryEN.pdf

The Scottish Book Trust have a range of resources to support reading at home, including the First Minister’s Reading Challenge. Access the following web links:

https://www.readingchallenge.scot/about/information-parents-and-carers

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-resources/encouraging-reading-top-tips-for-parents