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What you can do at home<\/strong><\/p>\n The most important thing you can do with your child is TALK<\/strong><\/em> with them.\u00a0Having a clear understanding of the sounds of\u00a0their language is vital before children can learn to read. It’s also important that children can distinguish between foreground and background noise so it’s important not to have the TV on all the time in the background<\/strong> as this can delay the development of this skill.<\/p>\n Well developed talking skills come before children can develop their skills in other areas of literacy. They may not always be ready to talk\u00a0to you when you want to ask them questions so try to take the time to answer their questions when they’re ready to ask them.<\/p>\n Here are some top tips on supporting the development of talking skills:<\/p>\n Top tips for developing talk<\/a><\/p>\n Here is some great advice on how (and how not) to answer children’s questions:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.readingrockets.org\/article\/how-increase-higher-order-thinking<\/a><\/p>\n And here’s some advice on the types of questions you could ask:<\/p>\n http:\/\/childrenthinkingskills.blogspot.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n The Communication trust has some interesting downloads to help support your understanding of the development of talk:\u00a0https:\/\/ican.org.uk\/services-to-support-children\/changing-the-conversation\/<\/a> including free downloads such as the Summer Fun booklet <\/a>with lots of ideas for how to engage in talk activities over the summer.<\/p>\n Becoming phonologcally aware<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s important that children get the chance to play with the sounds within words. Here’s some things you can do:<\/p>\n It’s really important to create a reading culture<\/strong> at home as this creates an association between reading and closeness and comfort. Things you can try:<\/p>\n This Ted Talk <\/a>explains why it’s so important to keep reading to your child, even after they’ve learned to read themselves.<\/p>\n The Scottish Book Trust have advice on sharing books with your child<\/a><\/p>\n Before your child can read they need to have developed a feel for language however, so the following things are all important:<\/p>\n It’s important that your child has a concept of print<\/strong> – that they know what words and sentences are. Point out notices and signs and say what their purpose is. Try going on print walks<\/strong>, where you go to the garage or the station and explainthe writing you can see.<\/p>\n Use the words “picture,” “word” and “letter” so your child begins to know what they mean.<\/p>\n Education Scotland’s Parentzone<\/a> contains more videos with ideas for reading with your child and resources such as fun ideas to encourage good reading habits<\/a><\/p>\n Before your child can learn to read they need to be able to recognise the sounds of their language, so make sure that you’re still singing nursery rhymes and playing rhyming games.<\/p>\n Your child’s school may use resources from Oxford University Press such as Biff and Kipper or Floppy’s Phonics. Even if they don’t, there are many resources that you can access to support your child such as 250 free e-Books organised according to age and ability which you can access after registering your details. You can also access activities to help support their reading and book recommendations:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.oxfordowl.co.uk\/readingsupport\/about-oxford-owl-for-home-readingsupport\/<\/a><\/p>\n Oxford Owl also contains handy ‘how to’ videos that you can use in supporting your child to read (search within the site for How to: English<\/em><\/p>\n Everyday’s a Learning Day<\/a> contains more ideas for developing literacy and health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n Read, Write, Count<\/a> is an excellent resource which gives you all kinds of ideas about how to encourage a love of reading with your child.<\/p>\n The National Literacy Trust has downloadable advice sheets at Words for Life <\/a>as well as activities and ideas for both 3-5 and 5-7 year olds.<\/p>\n Every child in Scotland, from birth to P1, is given a BookBug<\/strong> Bag at age 1, 1-2, 3 and 5. There are also Gaelic bags. You don’t have to sign up for this – they will come through a health visitor or childcare provider. More information about\u00a0BookBug and activities you can do with your child can be found here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n As your child learns to read you can read along with them. One really effective way of doing this is paired reading<\/strong>: paired-reading-and-how-to-do-it-with-your-child<\/a><\/p>\n There are many organisations which support reading, with ideas for connecting with your child, summer challenges, competitions and more:<\/p>\n https:\/\/readingagency.org.uk\/children\/<\/a><\/p>\n The First Minister’s Reading Challenge<\/a> is open to all pupils in primary and secondary schools in Scotland.<\/p>\n Hand in hand with learning to read goes learning to write. However, early writing may not be physical writing on the page. It may be using shaving foam or sand to make the letters.<\/p>\n It’s important that your child has the motor skills necessary before they can hold a pencil properly, so activities with plasticine, scissors, threading, spinning tops, sticky bricks, jigsaws etc are all important.<\/p>\n There are lots of ideas online about how to encourage your child to write and where to start:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.theschoolrun.com\/9-fun-writing-projects-boost-literacy-skills<\/a><\/p>\n As well as some simple games to help build sentences, practice nouns and verbs and so on:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.widgit.com\/resources\/literacy-language\/language-development\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n There are many apps and webpages that can support the development of early literacy.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.doorwayonline.org.uk\/literacy\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/uk.pinterest.com\/erin_wing\/literacy-activities-for-kids\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you feel that your child is particularly able, Glasgow University’s Scottish Network for Able Pupils (SNAP) has some useful resources which you can use: http:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/schools\/education\/ablepupils\/resources\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It can be worrying when your child goes to preschool or primary. It’s easy to compare what your child is doing with other children. Remember, every child learns at their own pace and not all schools approach things in exactly the same way. Concerns If you do have any concerns then make an appointment to … Continue reading preschool to early primary<\/span> TALKING<\/h2>\n
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Beginning to read independently<\/h6>\n
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WRITING<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Beginning to write independently<\/h6>\n
USING TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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General Activities<\/h2>\n