Helping my child learn
MathematicsMaths We all use maths every day, often without realising it. We believe that every child can develop the numeracy skills they will need, both at school and throughout their lives. Helping your child feel confident about maths will give them a head start. A good understanding of everyday maths will help your child with important tasks, such as making decisions and understanding information. It will also help them develop essential lifelong skills such as:
We subscribe to Numbots and Times Table Rock Stars which will help your child become more fluent in their number fact recall. Short daily practice sessions are proven to help increase a childs fluency. If you need your login details please speak to your childs teacher. PhonicsPhonics Synthetic phonics is a way of teaching reading. Your child will be taught two crucial things when they are learning to read using synthetic phonics:
At Primrose Hill we teach Essential Letters and Sounds as our systematic approach for teaching children to read using phonics. The phonic approach encourages directly linking letters (graphemes) to sounds (phonemes), and to teach children pure sounds like a, b, k when encountering the alphabet. So, children learn how to put sounds represented by letters or letter groups (like ch or igh) together to read words in a more straightforward way. If you need any help pronoucing the sounds correctly, here is a good you tube video - link here ReadingReadingResearch shows that the most important thing you can do to help your child achieve at school is read with them. Little and often is the key! There are three things that your child needs to learn to do: 1) Decode words Reading with your child should be enjoyable. The more fun you have, the more likely you are to instill a love of reading. Encourage discussion with your child when reading with them. They will probably ask you some interesting questions, so don’t be afraid to stop reading and explore these further. Here are some tips for engaging reluctant readers: – Listen to audiobooks to get them interested in stories The Oxford Owl website has 250 free, tablet-friendly e-books for you to access at home. Ask your childs teacher for their login. You can access the website here. |