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Dear Parents and Carers, 

How to help your child when they are ‘stuck’ on a word – Early Years' Focus

It can be tricky to know how to support a child who gets ‘stuck’ on a word or phrase when reading. Quite often when we listen to children read, we are tempted to jump in and save them. When our children need our help, our instincts take over and we think the best way to support them is to do the work for them.

When reading, it is so important that we give our children opportunities to solve their own problems. When we do this, we foster independence. This leads to your child having much more  success as a reader!  We can still be their coaches on the sidelines – by encouraging them to use their strategies and asking targeted questions that help them become better readers! See some ideas below:

Questions you can ask:

How could you work this out?

What strategies could you try?

Is there anything around the word to help you?

Have you tried re-reading?

Have you seen this word before?

Did that sentence make sense?

Could you plug something in?

Could you take a guess?

 Strategies to use:

 Happy Reading! 

Nicki Prentice