This parenting reality has never seemed so strange.
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Back to School reading tips
Back to School Reading tips.
Getting your child basically to read can can be like banging your head against a brick wall. Here are some simple tips that may help in that situation.
1. Find a quiet spot to read with them, squeeze in to a little play tent with them, make it an adventure. No distractions ! Ten - fifteen minutes is long enough. So if you want to start to read them the entire book of ' The Hobbit' is going to have to wait.
2. If your child doesn't pronounce the word correctly- first allow them to correct themselves. Encourage them to sound out the word using the Alphabet sound. This is basically Phonics but don't get hung up on this it will come in time. A good place to find the frequency word is here click on Literacy then go to phonics . Go right to the bottom and you will find 100 frequency words.
http://www.communication4all.co.uk/HomePage.htm
3. If you are struggling at first choose a book without words. It doesn't matter that it doesn't have words, the things is to get them used to looking at a book reading and being comfortable. This encourages them to talk about what they see and helps the with their comprehension and understanding of the book. Also if they say an word wrong don't say its wrong simply ask them to read that sentence back asking them if that sentence makes sense with that word in it.
4. Tailor the book to their interests. For boys it might me snot,dirt,cars,bottom noises ()! dinosaurs, football etc. Books like harry and his Bucket full of dinosaurs are lovely. For the girls its probably going to be cats , horses and ponies, fairies,ballet,or princesses. Of course this is a bit stereotyped and each child will have other interests !
5. Hug your child while they are reading , it is a wonderful thing it makes you feel loved and instill your child with pride and confidence,. one of those many quality you need for reading.
6. Why not read out side outdoor? learning is very important , why not make a story shoe box up; recreating a scene form a book you are reading perhaps change the story around a little, you could invent a different ending. Of you could even create a story setting in a tray or in your sandpit ? I am sure there is a product you can buy to encourage this , I will try and find it for you.
7. Try and remember what you enjoy reading as a child and go re visit those stories.
8. If you have any problems always go and see the teacher its what they are there for, and they are always happy you help and suggest things for you.
9. Don't fret just keep trying if they don't want to read today , go back to it another day.
10 . Have fun they are only young once !.
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And I sure that our local library will do story times for babies and toddles. Here is one I found for those of you in the leicestershire area http://www.leics.gov.uk/libraries_wriggly_readers
There are some lovely giveaways here http://www.parentsintouch.co.uk/Giveaway-Information-and-
Rules-August
1. Find a quiet spot to read with them, squeeze in to a little play tent with them, make it an adventure. No distractions ! Ten - fifteen minutes is long enough. So if you want to start to read them the entire book of ' The Hobbit' is going to have to wait.
2. If your child doesn't pronounce the word correctly- first allow them to correct themselves. Encourage them to sound out the word using the Alphabet sound. This is basically Phonics but don't get hung up on this it will come in time. A good place to find the frequency word is here click on Literacy then go to phonics . Go right to the bottom and you will find 100 frequency words.
http://www.communication4all.co.uk/HomePage.htm
3. If you are struggling at first choose a book without words. It doesn't matter that it doesn't have words, the things is to get them used to looking at a book reading and being comfortable. This encourages them to talk about what they see and helps the with their comprehension and understanding of the book. Also if they say an word wrong don't say its wrong simply ask them to read that sentence back asking them if that sentence makes sense with that word in it.
4. Tailor the book to their interests. For boys it might me snot,dirt,cars,bottom noises ()! dinosaurs, football etc. Books like harry and his Bucket full of dinosaurs are lovely. For the girls its probably going to be cats , horses and ponies, fairies,ballet,or princesses. Of course this is a bit stereotyped and each child will have other interests !
5. Hug your child while they are reading , it is a wonderful thing it makes you feel loved and instill your child with pride and confidence,. one of those many quality you need for reading.
6. Why not read out side outdoor? learning is very important , why not make a story shoe box up; recreating a scene form a book you are reading perhaps change the story around a little, you could invent a different ending. Of you could even create a story setting in a tray or in your sandpit ? I am sure there is a product you can buy to encourage this , I will try and find it for you.
7. Try and remember what you enjoy reading as a child and go re visit those stories.
8. If you have any problems always go and see the teacher its what they are there for, and they are always happy you help and suggest things for you.
9. Don't fret just keep trying if they don't want to read today , go back to it another day.
10 . Have fun they are only young once !.
And I sure that our local library will do story times for babies and toddles. Here is one I found for those of you in the leicestershire area http://www.leics.gov.uk/libraries_wriggly_readers
There are some lovely giveaways here http://www.parentsintouch.co.uk/Giveaway-Information-and-
Rules-August
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Starting Reception: Rules
Your child is bound to be nervous starting Reception and may experience a few teething problems .
But with a few simple rules their transition can be helped and soon they will be running into the classroom on their own. Rules are very, very very important in a Reception childs life, the whole of a Reception child day is centred on structure even if they don't know it themselves. So make sure you find out what your child's class rules are ,perhaps you have your own rules at home, and if so then their transition may be all the smoother. They they might experience with their new class teacher are:
1. Lips closed ( speaks for itself really ).
2. Carpet is thinking time ( this instills when they are on the carpet that they are quiet and wait for the teacher and perhaps think about a question that they have been asked)
3. Listen ( the teacher may explain that they have one pair of ears so can only listen to one child at a time! )
4. Sit on the carpet quietly.
5. Walk in the classroom.
Your child's teacher will not bombard your child with rules but will built them up slowly. There will be constant rearming of the rules and reminding. I hope that your child loves their time at school. Do let me know who they get on. As I have a reception class this year myself! so its a new beginning and rules for myself as well.
I met half of my reception class today and they are so lovely I shall be charting what I learn as I go , I do hope you will follow me and hopefully pick up so tips or if you want as some questions. I going to love being a Teaching assistant in this class.
I met half of my reception class today and they are so lovely I shall be charting what I learn as I go , I do hope you will follow me and hopefully pick up so tips or if you want as some questions. I going to love being a Teaching assistant in this class.
Communication #snaphappybritmums
I took this at the Paralympic Opening Ceremony . What a great honour and privilege to see such a wonderful human being as Stephen Hawking.
The day the school lost my child ...
You think that school is the safest place for your child, it should be, shouldn't it after all they are there from 8.45 till 3.30 and often longer if they go to before and after school clubs. There is an incident that happened to me when my son was in Year 3 so he was just 7 years old.
He was meant to be going to an after school football club when my son came to get changed he asked his teacher where he should get changed. The teacher who was nearing retirement just said quite blankly to my son that the football wasn't on.
The teacher didn't even check to see if this club was on.
So my son like most seven year olds in this situation accepted what his teacher told them.
Now I had this point was at home unaware of the situation.
What transpired next was my son was thinking I would collect him. But I thought he would be at football club as they say "Never the twain shall meet"
My son came out of school and I was wasn't there to meet him.
Next thing I knew was I got a telephone call not from the school but from one of his friends grandma who had decided on seeing him alone to take him back to her house!
Now in retrospect I should have complained to the governors about the incident , how someone else was able to take my child home.
The difference is at Junior school that no one is required to pick them up.
Nut surely there must be some sort of law on legislation on this ?
After all at Infant School they cannot go home unless a parent picks them up ..
What would you do if school lost your child ?
The teacher didn't even check to see if this club was on.
So my son like most seven year olds in this situation accepted what his teacher told them.
Now I had this point was at home unaware of the situation.
What transpired next was my son was thinking I would collect him. But I thought he would be at football club as they say "Never the twain shall meet"
My son came out of school and I was wasn't there to meet him.
Next thing I knew was I got a telephone call not from the school but from one of his friends grandma who had decided on seeing him alone to take him back to her house!
Now in retrospect I should have complained to the governors about the incident , how someone else was able to take my child home.
The difference is at Junior school that no one is required to pick them up.
Nut surely there must be some sort of law on legislation on this ?
After all at Infant School they cannot go home unless a parent picks them up ..
What would you do if school lost your child ?
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