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Ways to help your child with English


Reading

Early Reading (Phonics)

Little Wandle - Resources for parents

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

The resources on this page will help you support your child with saying their sounds and writing their letters. There are also some useful videos so you can see how they are taught at school and feel confident about supporting their reading at home. Find the full Reception and Year 1 teaching programme overview here to see what your child will learn and when.

Reading

Helping your child with reading at home

Here you will find a selection of useful ‘educational’ websites to help support your child at home:

Book recommendations - by year group

https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/

Website or App -  practise your skills in English:

https://uk.ixl.com

Games to Play:

Phonics:

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

English

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=9&AgeGroup=1

Listen to:

Nursery Rhymes and Songs:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-a-to-z-index/z4ddgwx

Reading Eggs: (your child will have a log in from school if they are using this)

https://readingeggs.co.uk/

Writing

 

 

Spellings

 

 

Handwriting