The Importance of Parents Developing a Love for Reading in Their Children

Reading is a gateway to knowledge, creativity, and critical thinking. When parents foster a love for reading in their children, they set the stage for lifelong learning and success.

1. Cognitive Development: Reading enhances vocabulary, comprehension, and cognitive skills, helping children excel academically.

2. Emotional Growth: Stories teach empathy and emotional intelligence, essential for strong interpersonal skills.

3. Parent-Child Bonding: Reading together strengthens the emotional connection and creates cherished memories.

4. Imagination and Creativity: Books spark imagination and innovative thinking, valuable for problem-solving.

5. Lifelong Learning: A love for reading encourages continuous learning and personal growth.

Tips for Parents:

• Read Aloud Daily: Make reading a daily habit with engaging books.
• Create a Reading Space: Ensure books are accessible and create a cozy reading nook.
• Be a Role Model: Let your child see you reading and share your favourite books.
• Visit Libraries and Bookstores: Make reading an adventure by exploring new books together. Ceredigion Library
• Discuss Stories: Engage in conversations about the books you read to deepen understanding.

By nurturing a love for reading, parents give their children a lifelong gift of knowledge and imagination. Let’s make reading a joyful part of every child’s life.

 

Support from the school:

• In earlier stages, high frequency letter sounds and words are sent home with the parents to enable them to support their child in learning the mechanics of restarting.

• Later reading books of increasing difficulty are sent home together with a reading record for you to enter when you have read with your child.

• Pupils are given opportunities to choose library books from a varied selection of books, these may be too difficult or too easy for your children, but we encourage you to read as a family so that they have the pleasure of enjoying books.

• In addition, we offer access to online resources such as apps and Websites.

• We offer additional reading sessions for pupils who need a boost with their reading, or for pupils who find it difficult to develop their skills due to additional learning needs.

 

Welsh Reading

Câr-di Iaith - Y Daith Ddarllen - A reading journey resource for early readers.

Darllen Co. An online reading portal.

Literacy apps and useful links | Welsh Reading for Parents

Ditectif Geiriau Welsh comprehension activities.

Free Welsh Audio Books by Children - Dref Wen

 

Reading English

Log in to play and learn Nessy portal for targeted readers to develop phonological awareness.

Access to Encyclopaedia Britanica through Hwb.

Access to age appropriate reading lists: Bookfinder: find children's books for every age | BookTrust

Audio books: Listen for Free - HarperCollins Children's Books