Reading In Reception we love to read and re-read a variety of fiction, non-fiction texts and picture books. We encourage every child to begin building a love of reading throughout their first year at St Stephen’s. Every child will receive a decodable reading book in line with what is being taught to them in school. This book is for your child to read at home with adult supervision. Your child may also receive a sharing book that they can share with you at home, this may not be fully decodable, but will contain very simple words and phrases, they may also include some high frequency words. Please note, we will only give your child a book containing sounds and words they have already been taught. Once your child receives a decodable reading book, we ask you to practice at home as much as possible. We recommend your child reads their book a minimum of 3 times before it returns to school. Before your child’s book returns to school, a parent/carer must sign and date their reading record, alongside a short comment about what your child said whilst reading and any other comments you wish to share. Records with be checked and books will be changed on a weekly basis. Reading Books will be sent home on Friday and should be returned the following Thursday morning. At the end of the week, you will be updated on which sounds your child has been taught and encouraged to reinforce this learning at home.
Writing We understand writing can be a difficult skill to learn. In the early stages of Reception, we encourage children to develop their prerequisites to writing. This can be in the form of threading, manipulating playdough, making big