St William of York Catholic Primary School
In Year 2, your child will continue to be taught phonics and reading using the RWI (Read, Write, Inc) programme until they are ready to exit the programme. The RWI programme ensures that your child learns how to 'read' the sounds in words and how these sounds can be written down. This is essential for reading, but it also helps children learn how to spell well. We teach children simple ways of remembering these sounds and letters.
The children also practise reading (and spelling) what we call 'tricky words', such as 'once' and 'said'. They practise reading with books that match their phonics and the 'tricky words' they know. They start believing in themselves as successful readers and this does wonders for their confidence. Each week we will send home the RWI paper copy of the book your child is reading in class with their teacher and a Book Bag Book which is also matched to your child's phonic ability. We will also send home spellings each Friday to be learnt for the following week.
Children who have successfully completed the programme move on to RWI spelling and Whole Class Reading using picture books, poetry and class novels carefully chosen to help them meet age related expectations in Year 2.
Read Write Inc- How to help at home
What can you do to help at home?
There are free video tutorials on our website – www.ruthmiskin.com
Select ‘Find out more’ at the top, then ‘Parents’ from the drop-down list.
Also on Facebook – www.facebook.com/miskin.education
Free e-books for home reading:
Reading stories to your child
What can you do to help at home?
There are free video tutorials on the Ruth Miskin website – www.ruthmiskin.com
Select ‘More and International’ at the top, then ‘Home reading’ from the drop-down list
Also on Facebook – www.facebook.com/miskin.education
Free e-books for home reading:
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/Reading/
Ten top tips
Useful websites to help you choose books for your child at home
Our storybooks this term (Spring 1)
Our storybooks this term (Spring 2)
Poems:
- Firefly by Jacqueline Woodson.
- Two of a Kind by Nikki Grimes.
- Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou.