Here you can find videos to help support your child's learning at home.

 

Reading at home - Early Years, Year 1 and Year 2

In this section, our English Lead Practitioner, Lucy Downer, provides helpful tips and ideas for supporting your child's reading skills at home when they are in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.  

1. In this video, you can find out about:

- why is reading so important?

- how do we teach reading at John Donne in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2?

 

2. In this video, you can find out about:

- what is phonics?

- how can I support my child to learn phonics at home?

 

3. In this video, you can find out about:

- what is reading comprehension and why is it important?

- questions you can ask your child when they are reading with you

- ideas for comments to write in the reading record 

 

Reading at home - Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 

In this section, our English Lead Practitioner, Lucy Downer, provides helpful tips and ideas for supporting your child's reading skills at home when they are in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.  

1. In this video, you can find out about:

- why is reading so important?

- how do we teach reading at John Donne in Years 3 - 6?

- how to help your child if they come across a word they can't read 

 

2. In this video, you can find out about:

- what is reading comprehension and why is it important?

- questions you can ask your child when they are reading with you

- ideas for comments to write in the reading record 

- top tips for encouraging older readers

 

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