Tips for supporting your child's learning at home

At Bolton Brow we strongly encourage that you support your child’s education at home.

The first thing that is important to remember, is that there are so many learning opportunities in the home. You don't need to know everything or understand the curriculum to provide some really good learning outcomes for your child. Below are some tips on how you can help at home.

Each half term, every class sends out a newsletter, which provides an overview of all the learning that will take place that half term. It also provides a list of key vocabulary you can use at home and directs you to ways you can support your child’s learning at home.

Please remember we are always here to support you and offer advice. If you would like any paper copies of the resources below please contact school.

Phonics - FFT Success for All - click here - Parental Portal.

We hope you find all the resources on the above Parent Portal useful to support your child’s phonics and early reading.

The materials are designed to support the learning your child is experiencing in school. Please see the Tips for Home Reading section for advice on how to read these books with your child at home.

10 top tips for parents to support children to read (DfE April 2022) - Click here

Reading - Reading together in families counts!

Children need support to develop the habit and love of reading. Three core strategies to support readers are: reading aloud, time to read as a family and book chat.

So just ‘relax and read’. Time and space to hear stories and to read and talk informally about what you’re reading really makes a difference to children’s pleasure in reading.

Below are a few top tips we would like to share with you. Click on the links to get further information.

  1. Supporting Reading at Home Poster - This poster visually highlights the core trio of practices which we believe supports young readers. The will to read influences the skill, indeed developing a love of reading in childhood shapes children’s later academic success. It also has significant benefits for well-being. So why not send this through for possible printing and place on the fridge as a reminder to keep reading for pleasure high profile in their daily timetables?

  2. Book Chat - this is the informal interaction that accompanies quality reading to and with children, developing children’s language and comprehension and nurturing a love of reading. The films model this relaxed interaction through the use of open questions, comments and prompts to initiate Book Chat and enable parents and children to share the pleasure of reading together.

  3. Top Ten stories for 3-7 year olds & Top Ten stories for 7 to 11 year olds. Top Ten Digital Books to Enjoy!

Reading for pleasure…PTB!