Helping your children with their learning

Reading at Home

Do you worry about reading with your child? Do you wonder what questions to ask or how to help them improve? These videos are created by Oxford Owls. We have chosen them as they are designed to support parents in reading with their children. It will help reassure you that you are doing a good job as well as give you ideas of how to develop reading into everyday takes at home. 

I hope you enjoy them. 

What is Comprehension? (Animation)

What it covers: A short, user-friendly animation explaining how children build a "mental model" using vocabulary, background knowledge, and inference.YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Y_67GMkP4 [1]

Supporting Your Child's Reading Comprehension (Practical Guide)

What it covers: Real-world strategies for parents, including what questions to ask, how to handle unfamiliar vocabulary, and reading games.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm7eZctoGag [1]

Exploring Grammar Through Reading

What it covers: How to use shared storytime to naturally explore sentence structures, nouns, and vocabulary.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lvCeysVfgw [1]