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Learning at Stivichall is a passport for life

There are lots of different ways to practise your English skills. 

Below are a range of links to online resources and other ideas, activities and games to help children continue to practise and progress in their reading. As well as reading 'tasks/activities',  it is vital that children are still in a routine of having a special time and place for reading for pleasure - e.g. before bed, or in their favourite comfy chair after lunch. Learning at Stivichall is a Passport for Life and if we can foster a love of learning in our children, it opens up a world of opportunities for them.

The following statistics show the impact of reading just 20 minutes per day by the time your child reaches Year 7 ('6th Grade' in the US poster below):

  There are also ideas for writing, poetry and phonics below. We hope you enjoy!

Website or App name Key Stage  Content

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page

All Range of Oxford Reading Tree e-books

https://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games.html

KS1 Guided reading activities

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories

KS1 A range of stories aimed at younger learners
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ YR - Y2

Phonic games and activities

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https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/ All Great for downloading extracts

https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

All An excellent range of poetry read aloud, arranged by themes and age groups. Transcripts also available.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=9 All Range of English games and content for all year groups
https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/ All Pictures to inspire creative writing – come with prompt questions for each image
     

Reading Apps:

  • First Words Deluxe
  • Toy Story Read Aloud
  • 1000 Sight Words
  • Marvin
  • Blio
  • Me Books
  • Read with Biff, Chip and Kipper
  • Word Dynamo
  • Question Builder
  • Reading Prep Comprehension
  • Reading Comprehension Camp
  • Reading Comprehension Booster
  • Aesop’s Quest
All

Range of reading apps with reviews,

star ratings and description of

content on App Stores.

Phonics Apps:

  • Pocket Phonics
  • Phonics Genius
  • Word Wizard
  • Mr Thorne Does Phonics
  • Phonics Lilies
  • Monster Phonics
  • Hearbuilder Phonological Awareness

Mostly

YR - Y2

 

Range of phonics apps with reviews,

star ratings and description of

content on App Stores.

Other reading ideas and activities:

  • read to an adult, brother or sister
  • read in the garden, on the sofa, in bed ... everywhere!
  • read magazines, websites, film/game reviews
  • listen to an audio book
  • Draw and describe a character from a book (using the clues in the text)
  • Predict what will happen next and why
  • Create a glossary of words you didn’t know
  • Write an alternate ending to a story
  • Transform part of a story into a playscript
  • Draw a map of the setting from a story
  • Find your favourite 5 bits of description in a text
  • Use your reading to focus on vocabulary, magpie words and phrases that you would like to use in your writing