To support additional reading at home Miss Ferry has created an Oxford Reading Owl account. This will give you access to ebooks which are best accessed and viewed on a laptop, computer or tablet. A link to the website, log in details and instructions on how to access the free ebooks can be found below.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
- Click on the class login and type in the following;
username; miss ferry (include the space)
password; books
2. Click on the ‘My bookshelf’ link.
3. Once logged in you can use the filter buttons to select books to suit your child’s level and interests. The level you select may vary depending whether your child is reading independently, with an adult or for pleasure.
4. Each book has associated comprehension activities. These can be accessed by clicking the ‘play activity’ buttons.
https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/browse.html
This website has lots of free books to read online. You don’t need to register or login. Books are organised into various different categories.
If you go to ‘search’ you can filter the options to books for your year stage using the funnel button at the left of the screen. P1 is the ‘blank’ button before Y1. However, there is also an option to have the book read aloud to you using the play button at the bottom left of the screen once you select a book to read. Words are highlighted as you read and there’s even a dictionary built in that you can search for the meaning of any words you are stuck on. If your child is listening to a story then they should choose stories which interest them.
The book trust has more free books which you can listen to or read along with. The ‘Hometime hub’ has stories, games, how to draw… and many more different activities linked to stories. Be guided by your child and their interests.
