Reading at Home
Reading Online Workshops
KS2 Parent WorkhopSeptember 2024 Workshop KS1
September 2024 Workshop Reception
Parents' Meeting - Screening Check 2025
Year 2 Book Club
Year 2 - Our Best Picture Book 2025 Resources
Reading a story with your child tips
Digital resources
Family prompts - all books
Family prompts - Fox and Son Tailers
Family prompts - Frank and Bert
Family prompts - My Name is a Gift
Family prompts - Strong Like Me
Family prompts - Whose Dog Is This?
Family prompts - Wowzers!
Our Best Picture Book - Year 2 2024
| Introduction | |
| Adoette | Hamster Heros! |
| Meet the Weather | Sunny and the Birds |
| That's Not My Story! | The Girl Who Loves Bugs |
Resources
Family prompts - all booksOur Best Picture Book 2024 - digital resources
Reading a Story with Your Child OBPB 2024
The Girl Who Loves Bugs Activity Pack
Our Best Picture Book - Year 2 2023
| Introduction | |
| Dave and Gretta Make The World Better | Small's Big Dream |
| The Book Family Robinson | When Ice Cream Had A Meltdown |
| Yes You Can, Cow | You Are 25% Banana |
Resources
FBR - Emily's Absurd AuthorsFBR - Captain Bloodbucket's Treasure Hunt
OBPB 2023 - digital resources
OBPB 2023 - reading tips for families
Qs - Dave and Greta
Qs - Family Book Robinson
Qs - Small's Big Dream
Qs - When Ice Cream Had a Meltdown
Qs - Yes You Can Cow
Qs - You Are 25% Banana
Year 2 - Our Best Picture Book
Our Best Picture Books 2020-2021
Lexia Reading Core5
The links below take you to YouTube videos in a new browser window.
Starting to learn to read
Things we can do at homeStarting to learn to read
Things we can do when we're out and about
Things my child's school might be doing
Making early progress as a reader
Things we can do at homeThings we can do when we're out and about
Things my child's school might be doing
Becoming a more confident reader
Things we can do at homeThings we can do when we're out and about
Things my child's school might be doing
A fluent reader
Things we can do at homeThings we can do when we're out and about
Things my child's school might be doing
Able to read, but doesn’t like reading
Things we can do at homeThings we can do when we're out and about
Things my child's school might be doing
Questionnaires
Reading QuestionnaireBook Review Questionnaire
Questions to support your child when reading
Questions to ask before you read
- Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
- What makes you think that?
- What characters do you think might be in our story?
- Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
- Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?
- What do you think will happen next?
- What can you tell me about the story so far?
- Can you predict how the story will end?
- Why do you think the character did _______?
- What would you have done if you were the character?
- How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
- As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
- As you read, what are you wondering about?
- Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
- Can you remember the title?
- In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions about the story correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved?
- What happened because of the problem?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
- What was your favourite part of the story?
- If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
- Can you retell the story in order?
- If you were __________, how would you have felt?
- What is the most interesting situation in the story?
- Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?
- Why did you like this book?
