Monthly Archives: March 2020

This is the third of three short posts for parents who have children who are learning to read. The first post focused on reading TO your child/ren, the second on reading WITH your child/ren and this third one offers some support for helping your child to read for themselves. What is reading?     . .Continue reading “Helping your child with reading: 3. Children reading BY themselves”

“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.” Kate Di Camillo This is the second of three short posts designed for parents of children who are learning how to read. The first of the series focused on reading TO your child/ren.Continue reading “Helping your child with reading: 2. Reading WITH your child”

The following is the first in a series of 3 posts designed for parents who have children who are still learning how to read. The first thing to remember is that the main aim is for children to want to read – stress and anxiety or too much pressure can lead to children who knowContinue reading “Helping your child with reading: 1 Reading Aloud”