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English lessons are taught daily in our school. We make sure children have chance to read engaging texts, learn new vocabulary and develop the skills they need to become coherent, confident writers.

Here are our policies to support English lessons within school:

How can I help my child read at home?

There are lots of ways you can help your child with reading and writing at home. Reading with your child as much as possible will help them develop fluency and accuracy when reading aloud. It is important children develop strategies to help themselves when they are stuck with a word. Model breaking the word down, sounding it out and blending it together. They could also use the pictures or the rest of the text to help them develop and understanding so that they can get the word they are missing. It is important to read to children so they see a pleasure for reading and can hear your expression and pace. It is also useful to allow your child to read books again so that their fluency is better and their pace is faster. Here our some book suggestions for your child's age that they might enjoy reading with you at home.

How can I help my child with their writing at home?

When writing , it is important a child can present their work neatly for it to be understood by the reader. To help your child with their writing, it is important they are writing on the line with the correct cursive letter joins. Using the correct punctuation is key for the writing to make sense. To help your child make sure they are completing their homework in pen or pencil neatly. Use the time to support them with spelling errors and missing punctuation. Below are the key spelling's children need to know for each year group. These could be practiced at home throughout the year to support their writing fluency. Taking a few at a time, using paint, coloured pencils or old newspapers will help the practice of spellings become more fun for them. They could also look out for the words on signs and leaflets when you are doing errands or visiting different places.

English_Appendix_1_-_Spelling.pdf

This Youtube clip helps children think about how they can edit and improve their work. It is important the children see this as a positive and create a motivation to produce their best.

How to edit a short piece of writing

A ten-minute video where children's author - Tom Palmer - writes a paragraph, then edits it by adding, taking away and replacing, then reading aloud.

Here are some weblinks that may support your child's reading and writing at home.

Phonics Play This will help children to sound out new words and think about the sounds that make a word.

Literacy Shed This website has some video links that may link to the books your child is learning about in school.

BBC Bitesize Games for spelling and grammar

Oxford Reading Owl Links to fiction and non-fiction books.

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