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10 Tips on Hearing your Child Read

Tips for parents on how best to help and encourage your child with reading by Topmarks.

3-7 year olds
Parents

The Reader Teacher

This site features the great reads for children, teachers, schools and parents to choose from.

3-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Help a Hedgehog

A super read the word challenge game. You have 90 seconds to read as many words as you can. The words are matched to Letters and Sounds Phases 2 and 3 or you can enter your own words.The game helps decoding and blending words.

5-6 year olds
Pupils

Compare Numbers on a Number Line

Compare numbers on two different number lines and decide which is bigger. A great game to get children thinking about reading varying scales. Useful teaching resource on an interactive whiteboard.

7-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Bookstart

Bookstart is a UK programme which encourages parents and carers to enjoy books with children. Find out about free packs of books and download colourful songsheets which have songs and rhymes to share with your child.

3-5 year olds
Parents

Sounds and Actions

A useful demonstration on YouTube of the phonics sounds and actions from a teacher using the Jolly Phonics scheme.

5-6 year olds
Teachers

Final Letters

A game where you need to find words with the same two letters at the end. See if you can find the words with the same ending sounds.

5-7 year olds
Pupils

Sight Words

Free resources designed to help parents teach their child to read. The learning materials can be used in the home or classroom. Includes lessons and instructional videos. Well worth a look!

3-7 year olds
Teachers, Parents

How to Support a Pupil with Dyslexia

A concise page which explains what Dyslexia is and strategies teachers can use to help to identify and support pupils with Dyslexia.

6-11 year olds
Teachers

Phoneme Pop

Based on 'Letters and Sounds' this game supports phoneme - grapheme correspondence. Great if your child is learning his or her letter sounds.

3-7 year olds
Pupils
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