How can parents help?

It is worth noting that teachers will help to guide children towards books appropriate to their ability and interests. There may be times when a child is asked to read a slightly less or more challenging book or one that is less or more demanding. Teachers will constantly respond to the data collected by AR in helping a child to be challenged appropriately. 

Please also help by:

• encouraging your child to read books at their own book level (ZPD). Most children are more likely to be successful if they read within this range: it is proven to allow comprehension to grow along with reading skills.​​​​​​​
• challenging your child to read a wide range of stories. Sets and favourite authors are great to encourage reading, but a wide range continuously introduces your child to new ideas, vocabulary and sentence structure​​​​​​​
• sign in using Home Connect and encourage your child to meet their targets
• register your email in Home Connect so that you can see how your child is progressing in their quizes​​​​​​​
• as with anything, performance improves with practice. According to Renaissance Learning’s research (the creators of AR), children who read at least twenty minutes a day within their reading range, with a 90% comprehension rate on AR quizzes, see the greatest gains.

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​​​​​​​Please encourage your child to read at home, discuss books, ask questions about what they have read and visit your local library. Sometimes a child is able to read a ‘hard book’, but struggles to understand the text fully. Please help your child to remain focused on what is important - understanding and enjoyment. This will see the best gains. Thank you so much for your support. 

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