Inspiring Success Reading - orchard.surrey.sch.uk in Year 2... · •Words!- meaning, power, similarities, phonics, rhyme •Punctuation- what it means, why it is used •Model expression

Inspiring Success

Reading

The Orchard School

Reading

Patience and Practice

Understanding & Meaning

Resilience- Risk taking

Prediction

Oracy

Success

Enjoyment, Engagement

Reading – what children needAttitudes:-Confidence-Resilience- It’s ok to make mistakes and take risks-Enjoyment-Motivation!

Skills:-Phonics-Tracking-Memory

Knowledge-Language and Text -High Frequency Words-that “It’s worth it”!

Practice!!

Tips for Year 2 Parents

Talk!• Ask your child to summarise what they have been

reading- main points, full sentences, not every detail

• Words!- meaning, power, similarities, phonics, rhyme

• Punctuation- what it means, why it is used

• Model expression

• Compare with previous books and authors

• Compare with experiences you have had.

• Laugh and enjoy a book together

• Ask open ended questions

Tips for Year 2 Parents

Questions and Discussion!• Prediction

• Reasoning

• Evaluation..likes

and dislikes

• Fact vs opinion

• Justification of answers and opinion

• Homework

Tips for Year 2 Parents

Higher Order Thinking Skills1.What did Goldilocks do in the 3 bears house?

(knowledge)

2.Why did Goldilocks like the little bear’s chair?

(comprehension)

3. In what ways are the three bears like people?

(analysis)

4. What do you think Goldilocks could have done to make

friends with the bears? What would you do if she

came in to your house? (application)

Tips for Year 2 Parents

5. How would the story be different if it were

Goldilocks and the three fish?

Make up a story about Goldilocks and the three bad

beauties. (synthesis)

6. Was Goldilocks good or bad? Why do you think that?

(evaluation)

Tips for year 2 parents

Vocabulary to use and explain in talking about words, sentences, texts, punctuation:

• Noun, noun phrase

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

• Tense- Past, Present

• Apostrophe (Contractions and Possessive)

• Suffix (-ment, -ful, -less, -ly)

Tips for Year 2 Parents

Strategies• Reading on to the end of a sentence or back

to the beginning

• Look for words within words

• Ask “Does that make sense?”

• Use phonics sometimes- NOT every word!

• Develop and encourage self- correction

Skills and Knowledge• Reading is fun and useful!

• Common Exception words- (phase 6)

• Phonic knowledge to apply to new words (phase 6)

• Grammar (phase 6)

• Variety of genres and authors

• Use of books to find information

• Inference

• Prediction

• Expression

• Re telling (Summary form)

Tips for Year 2 parents• Let your child see you read ! Talk about your reading• Keep it a regular habit- daily or 5X per week at least• Read together- even if your child is a capable

independent reader• Read aloud• Find a comfortable, quiet place- no distraction• Explain strategies- NOT always phonics!• Talk about the book…Open Ended questioning

Inference, Prediction• Ask your child to summarise • Continue to read TO your child

regularly

Any questions?