2nd Class: Literacy

• See information on the Summer Stars reading programme for children  –https://www.librariesireland.ie/services/right-to-read/summer-stars

• Partnered reading approach - shared reading aloud (child/adult) at the pupil's reading level - adult accentuates reading with expression and being mindful of reading rate as well. 

• Child reads aloud to younger/older siblings, other extended family members (about 5-7 mins)

• Adult and child share reading of book. Adult matches their pace of reading to the child’s pace. As one person reads aloud the other person reads in a quieter voice to act as a support for the trickier words.

• Adult also reads more challenging books to child. Provide opportunities to further extend pupil’s range of vocabulary and develop listening skills – discussion and questioning during/end of a chapter/story.

• • For example, What/why/who/where/when do you think?

  •  How do you know?

• Recommend the use of eAudiobooks/eBooks - www.librariesireland.ie/elibrary/ebooks - BorrowBox service to further develop child’s range of vocabulary. 

• Write lists or short accounts about pupil’s experiences, such as a shopping list, trip to the zoo, etc. Illustrate if child wishes. This may be in a scrapbook to allow for more freedom when writing and to provide colour and space to illustrate.

• Encourage children to be creative with their oral language and writing. Making a theatre out of a box and using mismatched socks to make puppets can stimulate your child to write a well-known fairy tale or to write jokes.

• Playing games of Guess Who using photographs is an effective way to develop descriptive language.

• Writing riddles is a fun way to sequence ideas and to encourage descriptive language.

• Reinforce literacy skills using www.starfall.com