Year 4 Reading and Literacy with ... - Woree State School
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Term 2
Hi to all the Woree State
School families.
ABOUT THIS PACK This reading pack has been developed by Woree State School for your child. It
contains a range of reading materials and activities to be completed at home by the
children with support from parents and guardians. The purpose for Week 1 and 2 was
to establish routines and adjust to learning at home. The purpose of Week 3 and 4 is
to offer curriculum as close as possible to what would have been delivered at school.
To continue students on the Road to Reading Success articles have been printed in
this booklet and can be used in conjunction with texts at home and online. Your pack
will have either a class text or the relevant pages photocopies. Please look after our
books and bring back when school returns.
HOW TO USE THIS PACK Daily reading at home is one of the best ways to ensure your child continues to learn. The more reading your child does, the further he or she will develop as a reader and a learner. When learning at home, you can support your child’s reading by setting aside time in the day for sustained reading. 10-15 minutes of reading a day does make a difference. Woree State School Road to Reading Success Log has been added so your child can continue on their Road. We look forward to rewarding students with stickers and certificates when they return to school. Additional literacy activities are optional and can be work through at your discretion.
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Ideas to support your child to engage with reading at home
Your child will be able to read for themselves, however it is important that you look
for opportunities to continue reading aloud to your child, setting aside time for
independent reading.
There are many benefits to reading aloud with your child. For example, reading
aloud improves vocabulary, enabling your child to hear new words and language
before they independently see them in print. It also creates a special time each
day for parents or carers to connect with their child. Reading aloud also provides
opportunities to improve reading comprehension and exposure to a range of
reading materials.
Supporting your child's reading at home
Limit distractions such as the television and other devices.
Take turns reading with your child. Read to your child and then listen as they
read. Besides making reading fun, reading aloud is about making sense and
understanding what is read. Parents can help children understand a text by
making connections with what their child is reading and the experiences your
child may have had or heard about.
Ask questions about why, when, where, who and what to help your child gather
important information and ideas from the text. Who are the main characters?
Where is this part of the story set? Why did a character behave in a certain
way?
Good readers are always thinking ahead and predicting what might happen next.
To support your child as you read together you might ask questions like: What
will happen next? I wonder what would happen if? or Who do you think this
might involve?
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Daily reading at home is one of the best ways to ensure your child continues to learn. The more reading your child does, the further he or she will develop as a reader and a learner. When learning at home, you can support your child’s reading by setting aside time in the day for sustained reading. Sustained reading at home means your child is engaged in reading a text for a period of time. This may involve you reading aloud to your child, sharing the reading with your child or, where appropriate, allowing your child to read independently.
Please see the Reading Booklet for more information regarding year level expectations for your child. Your students pack contains texts to read however below we have provided some useful websites and online programs you can access while learning from home. Many of these programs and sites have free trials available.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-
home/find-a-book/library-page
www.vooks.com
https://stories.audible.com/start
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http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
https://magicblox.com
https://openlibrary.org/
https://www.storylineonline.net/
https://www.studyladder.com
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https://readingeggs.com.au/
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.u
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http://www.readwritethink.or
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resources/student-
interactives/
https://www.readworks.org
Online Reading Opportunities
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Woree State School Reading Strategies
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Woree State School QAR Strategies
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On the Road to Reading Success
Home Reading Log
Record the title of the book
Sign or comment each day a book is read
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Day Title Sign/Comment Mon
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