Help your child with Literacy

It’s really important that children get lots of opportunities to talk about anything and everything! This then helps them to learn to read and write. It is best to allow them to experiment with writing at a young age by ‘play writing’.

Teachers have word lists if you would like to know useful spellings that are age appropriate to teach your child.

Children are also encouraged by seeing adults in their family reading and writing because they can then see a purpose for it. This motivates them to want to learn.

Useful resources
•10 Tips on Hearing Your Child Read - Find out how to make your reading times as enjoyable and effective as possible.

•Helping Your Child with Homework - How to support your child with the work which is sent home from school.

•Revisewise for Parents - Find out about the National Curriculum, tests, and how you can support them.

•Scholastic Book Clubs - Lots of news and information about your favourite books, with games and activities too!

•Handwriting sheets - Look in the printables section of this site, and use the handwriting sheets to develop your child's pencil control.