St Mary's Primary School Crookwell eNewsletter

Classroom Support with Mrs Spackman

A big thank you to the intervention helpers and our class reader helpers for all they have done this term. We hope to see you all back next term.

Practical tips to help your kids enjoy reading

Together find information and interesting facts about things that interest your child in books, magazines or on the internet. Read and talk about what you find out.
Retell stories of all kinds including favourite stories read or heard, fairy tales, movie plots, local news stories, family history, poems and rhymes.
Make things together. Ask your child to read out simple directions, eg recipes, instructions.
Your child could write simple stories on the computer. Re-read and talk about the stories together or send an email response to them.
Do crosswords and other types of word puzzles or word games together in books, magazines or on screen.
Read the TV guide together before watching a program.
Play games like ‘I spy'. Read directions and signs when driving and shopping.
Read and write notes, cards and letters to family members and friends.
Play board games together and read the rules, directions and clues.
Provide your child with plastic letters, crayons, pencils, chalk, pens and writing paper.
Make spelling words out of playdough, shaving cream, pipe-cleaners. Cut out letters from magazines to make spelling words.

Reinforced Reading with your child