Reading At Home WITH YOUR CHILD
At school our expectation is that children will read regularly at home with parents and / or family members.
Reading at home can happen in many ways:
- Adults or older children reading aloud to children
- Adults or older children listening to children read
- Discussing the book your child is reading
- Making up stories together.
This information below summarizes the importance of reading at home every night and the huge difference it makes to your child’s education.
Reading improves a child’s vocabulary and their writing.
Children who read a little every night makes the best progress in school.
WHY CAN’T I SKIP MY READING TONIGHT?
Student “A” reads 20 minutes each day.
3600
Minutes
800000
Words in a year
Student ‘B’ reads 5 minutes each day.
900
Minutes
282000
Words in a year
Student ‘C’ reads 1 minute each day.
180
Minutes
8000
Words in a year