{"id":7568,"date":"2022-10-09T10:48:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T10:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hartelwickfederation.org.uk\/hart\/?page_id=7568"},"modified":"2025-08-30T09:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:40:31","slug":"supporting-parents-with-reading-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hartelwickfederation.org.uk\/hart\/supporting-parents-with-reading-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Parents with Reading at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At Hart Primary School we believe that reading should be a fundamental part of childhood and a skill which should be developed to support lifelong learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our aim is to develop and embed a strong, sustainable reading culture within the school community.&nbsp; Confident and competent readers will foster a love of reading through a rich and varied experience of texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspiring children to read is their fundamental right.&nbsp; It underpins all learning and secures a good trajectory for personal development and an understanding the world in which they live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a school, we promote reading for pleasure in a number of ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Story sacks in EYFS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;Our Books&#8217; in KS1 which children bring home to share with parents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Y5\/6, each child has a &#8216;Reading Passport&#8217; which encourages them to read a range of different texts, from classic texts to contemporary literature, poetry and non-fiction. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each year group has at least one story time per day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each half term, adults from across the school share book recommendations with children. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Supporting your child with phonics at home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your child is in Reception and Year 1, they will still be learning to decode words using phonics. We appreciate that this is very different to how you may have been taught to read as a child, and so have compiled a page of resources to show you how we do this. Please follow this link for more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hartelwickfederation.org.uk\/hart\/phonics-and-early-reading\">Phonics and Early Reading<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Tips for Reading for Pleasure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Set aside a special time<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 just a few minutes a day is enough to create a reading habit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0Get caught reading<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>yourself\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 show that reading for pleasure is not just for children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0Read to each other<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 if your child really doesn\u2019t want to read on their own, then read together. You read a page, then they read a page. Or one of you could read any dialogue. Be brave and put on different voices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0Value the books they choose to read<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 all reading is valuable for a child\u2019s development. Some of us prefer non-fiction; some of us prefer comics. One child might like superhero books; another might a book of football statistics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0Set a challenge<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 can they read ten books before they\u2019re ten? Can they read a book from six different genres: a comic, an information book, a funny book, a sci-fi book, a classic and an instruction manual?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0Reading buddies<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 reading to a younger sibling can boost your child\u2019s self-confidence and communication skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0Audiobooks\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 audiobooks allow children to experience a book above their own reading level. It also allows you to share a book together or make the most of those car journeys. Listening to a story over and over again can improve vocabulary and encourage deeper comprehension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0Stage and screen<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 use your child\u2019s favourite films or games as a springboard into reading. Knowing the characters and storyline can be a helpful bridge into reading a longer story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reading Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support you in helping your child develop a love of reading, we will be sending home a reading challenge each holiday. We&#8217;d love to see photos of your child participating in the challenges, and any photos you take can be emailed to <a href=\"mailto:info.hart@nllt.co.uk\">info.hart@nllt.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-dfc53a8d-340c-4bee-919b-561cced61801\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hartelwickfederation.org.uk\/hart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/October-Reading-Challenge.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">October-Reading-Challenge<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended Texts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please follow the links below to find some recommended texts for your child&#8217;s age group:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksfortopics.com\/booklists\/recommended-reads\/preschool-nursery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommended texts for children aged 3 and 4 (Nursery)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksfortopics.com\/booklists\/recommended-reads\/reception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommended texts for children aged 4 and 5 (Reception)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksfortopics.com\/booklists\/recommended-reads\/year-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommended texts for children aged 5 and 6 (Year 1)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksfortopics.com\/booklists\/recommended-reads\/year-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommended texts for children aged 6 and 7 (Year 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksfortopics.com\/booklists\/recommended-reads\/year-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommended texts for children aged 7 and 8 (Year 3)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksfortopics.com\/booklists\/recommended-reads\/year-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommended texts for children aged 8 and 9 (Year 4)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksfortopics.com\/booklists\/recommended-reads\/year-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommended texts for children aged 9 and 10 (Year 5)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksfortopics.com\/booklists\/recommended-reads\/year-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommended texts for children aged 10 to 11 (Year 6)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksfortopics.com\/booklists\/topics\/pshe-emotional-literacy-citizenship\/y6-transition\/\">Recommended books to prepare Year 6 children for transition to Year 7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please use the links below to find stories to read for pleasure online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BBC Audio Stories <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/teach\/school-radio\/audio-stories\/zh3t2sg\">Audio Stories &#8211; BBC Teach<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Story Online <a href=\"https:\/\/storylineonline.net\/\">Storyline Online &#8211; Home<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Stories in many languages <a href=\"https:\/\/worldstories.org.uk\/\">WorldStories<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Story Nory: Fairytales, classic authors, myths <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storynory.com\/\">Storynory &#8211; Audio Stories for Kids<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CBeebies Stories <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cbeebies\/stories\">Story Time &#8211; Stories for kids &#8211; CBeebies &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oxford Reading Tree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordowl.co.uk\/for-home\/find-a-book\/library-page\">Free eBook library | Oxford Owl from Oxford University Press<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book Trust: Stories for children up to 7 Years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/books-and-reading\/have-some-fun\/storybooks-and-games\/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwz8bsBRC6ARIsAEyNnvrOQE9YeBhkoj1tqYVF3iu5ODUKaCq_Q8mtBr18LjBljtBE2uoN4rUaAhYbEALw_wcB\">Stories for kids online and fun games to play | BookTrust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project Gutenberg: Stories for children over 7 Years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/bookshelf\/20?fbclid=IwAR3iou15KZd4fznayUXmuTY79gfqrRMb-fdet21oFRyvjbFpuh0w-Rde6TI\">Books in Children&#8217;s Literature (sorted by popularity) &#8211; Project Gutenberg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Hart Primary School we believe that reading should be a fundamental part of childhood and a skill which should be developed to support lifelong learning. 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