Reading with children
Session 1
Housekeeping!
 1. Toilets. These are located by the lifts.
 2. Emergency Evacuation. Please take all your
belongings.
 Basically, FOLLOW ME!!! Last one out shut the door!
Overview
 This session: Why we do this! How it helps the
children. What is gained from this.
 Session 2: Different texts for different ages,
comprehension and the older reader.
 Session 3: Online, overview and recap.
How can I instruct you?
 I hold a:
Cert 3 in Education Support
NVQ City and Guilds in Teaching Assistant (equal to Cert
4)
21 years experience as a parent, 10+ years Teaching
assistant.
Plus other qualifications PD certificates and a love of
books!
 The information learnt from today can be used in a
library with the Reading Groups, a school library, a
school classroom, and home with your
children/grandchildren.
Your childhood book
 Do you have a favourite childhood book?
 What made it special?
 Was it read to you?
Why do we read to children..
 They gain literacy skills!
 They learn to listen.
 Children model behaviour. You read with vigour, they
enjoy it and read with vigour too!
 Children can get so much more from the story.
 If we don’t read to them, they will not enjoy reading.
Different books for different ages!
 This may sound obvious, but its not! Pre schoolers
wont want to read a long book in a group, but
snuggled up to mum or dad they will.
 Bright books v pastel books.
 Dr Seuss or Tomorrow when the war began?
Young readers!
 Read to children from a very very early age!
Repetition, repetition
 Our young readers need repetition. Going on a bear
hunt, Each peach pear plum. They enjoy the
repetition, rhythm and the rhyming.
Safety!
 When reading make sure:
1. The environment is safe: no power cords to trip
over, no spillages to slip on, no chairs to climb on!
2. You are safe! Don’t put yourself into a situation
where you feel vulnerable.
Getting started
 Make sure you have the books ready!
 Chairs/cushions arranged or easily accessible.
 Your water! It can be thirsty work!
 Any props are to hand.
Behaviour management
 Praise the positive, ignore the negative
 Get the children on your side! Use props, suspense
and voice.
Post Office Text!
 Read the text, put in the best possible word for the
omission.
 Why? To become conscious of the strategies we use
as we read.
Post Office Text
At a quarter past nine in early January, a woman entered the
Post Office at Martin Place and inquired of one of the clerks if
a letter was awaiting her. It was her third visit in as many
days. On this day the clerk was able to assist (help) her.
He handed her a letter which she opened immediately.
Stepping back from the counter, she quickly looked to see
the name of the sender as if to reassure herself, and then,
clutching (clasping) the letter in her hand, hurried away with
an air of strong nervous anticipation.
Post office Text
Although the day was warm and summery, she was
dressed entirely in black, which served to set off the
extreme pallor of her complexion and the brilliancy of
her eyes. Her name was Petria Vassilova. She was
known as an enemy of the country and a grave risk to
the security of the state.
 We have learnt a vocabulary that helps us find the
right word to fill the gap. We have a knowledge of
words, what fits, what means the same, how it works
in the sentence.
 We need to encourage children to read and learn
these skills.
Assessment
Summarise
 Why do we read to children?
 Safety!
 School reading
Next time!
 Next time we will be having a more hands on with the
reading!
 We will look at the best ways to read with the
children,
 How to help them gain confidence in reading,
 And helping them understand what they have read!
Thank you!
 Please complete the feedback sheet.
 See you next week for session 2!
Bibliography
 Liz Dickson – CMaD training (Communities Making a
Difference)
 Little Big Book Club