{"id":8196,"date":"2019-04-23T21:17:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/?page_id=8196"},"modified":"2021-12-01T15:55:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T15:55:32","slug":"literacy-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/?page_id=8196","title":{"rendered":"LITERACY AT HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Literacy Trust believes that parents are their children&#8217;s first role models and have a strong influence on their reading habits and ongoing learning. At Riverside School we believe that all teachers, parents and students have a role to play in supporting and developing students\u2019 literacy skills. Our aim, therefore, is to ensure students can communicate effectively in today\u2019s competitive society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/9821.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7270 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/9821-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/9821-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/9821-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/9821-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT CAN YOU DO?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reading at home can include listening to your child read, reading with them or simply making sure they are given the opportunity to read independently<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to read a range of materials such as newspaper articles, blogs and non-fiction text as well as fiction<\/li>\n<li>Graphic novels and autobiographies can often engage even the most reluctant of readers<\/li>\n<li>Test your child when they have spellings to learn and encourage them to look up definitions of unfamiliar vocabulary<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your child to check their written work for errors and proof read<\/li>\n<li>Be as helpful as you can in helping your child write. Talk through their ideas with them; help them discover what they want to say<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>USEFUL LINKS AND WEBSITES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/literacytrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Literacy Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BookTrust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk\/Primary\/Literacy\/Literacy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primary Literacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The British Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearson.com\/uk\/learners\/primary-parents\/learn-at-home\/help-your-child-to-enjoy-reading\/top-10-tips-to-help-children-enjoy-reading.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 10 Tips to Help Children Enjoy Reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolreadinglist.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The School Reading List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/news\/100-fiction-books-all-children-should-read-leaving-secondary-school-according-teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">100 Fiction Books all Children Should Read Before Leaving Secondary School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Literacy Trust believes that parents are their children&#8217;s first role models and have a strong influence on their reading habits and ongoing learning. At Riverside School we believe that all teachers, parents and students have a role to play in supporting and developing students\u2019 literacy skills. Our aim, therefore, is to ensure students can communicate effectively in today\u2019s competitive society. \u00a0 \u00a0 WHAT CAN YOU DO? Reading at home can include listening to your child read, reading with them or simply making sure they are given the opportunity to read independently Encourage your child to read a range of materials such as newspaper articles, blogs and non-fiction text as well as fiction Graphic novels and autobiographies can often engage even the most reluctant of readers Test your child when they have spellings to learn and encourage them to look up definitions of unfamiliar vocabulary Encourage your child to check their written work for errors and proof read Be as helpful as you can in helping your child write. Talk through their ideas with them; help them discover what they want to say &nbsp; USEFUL LINKS AND WEBSITES\u00a0 National Literacy Trust BookTrust Primary Literacy The British Library Top 10 Tips to Help Children Enjoy Reading The School Reading List 100 Fiction Books all Children Should Read Before Leaving Secondary School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8196","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8196"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8196"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8209,"href":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8196\/revisions\/8209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}