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      <image:title>Blog - How to support with comprehension - 1. Illustrations</image:title>
      <image:caption>When reading, adults are guilty of often jumping straight into the text. Illustrations are vital in aiding inferencing skills by providing visual context that enhances comprehension. They help children connect text and images, understand emotions, settings, and plot, and predict outcomes. Each time you turn a page, count to 20 in your head whilst your child takes in all that they see.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support with comprehension - 2. Inference</image:title>
      <image:caption>It is important to understand what you’re reading but it’s also important to draw on your knowledge of the world around you to infer meaning. When reading, ask 3 key questions: What does the story tell me? What do I already know? What can I infer/guess? If a sentence says ‘They ate the chocolate one from a cone.’ You can infer it’s ice cream.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support with comprehension - 3. Comprehension Dice</image:title>
      <image:caption>As with most things, getting a child interested is half the battle. Ask a child how a character is feeling and you might get a weary ‘I don’t know!’ - ask them to roll a comprehension dice and BOOM you have an answer. These ones, pictured, are great as they are colour coded for before, during and after you’ve read as often your opinion can change as the plot unravels. Or, introduce whiteboards and pens to record your ideas!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to combine reading and writting - Book Reviews</image:title>
      <image:caption>One really motivational way to combine reading and writing is through book reviews. There are some good free templates online and on finishing a story ask your child to complete a review of it for a sibling or friend. Display these in a book which is kept on their bookshelf, so that they feel a purpose, and refer to it as often as you can when selecting a bedtime story. Noone is exempt, adults should also complete one should they wish!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to combine reading and writting - 2. Research Project</image:title>
      <image:caption>Within every book, no matter the genre or topic, there is always something to learn about or research. Gruffalo? What lives in a forest? Goldilocks? How to make porridge. Superworm? Would lizards and crows really be friends? Encourage your child to ask a big question as you discuss the book and start a project or presentation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to combine reading and writting - 3. Design a Book Cover</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of my favourite questions to ask a child before reading a story is: ‘Based on the front cover what would you call the story?’ On one side of the paper create an alternative front cover before you read the story. Then, read the story, and on the back of the paper do the same task again given all you now know and see if they’ve changed... even if it’s just the characters facial expressions.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support focus &amp;amp; attention - The Sorting Tray</image:title>
      <image:caption>Set up a tray with mixed items — buttons, blocks, animals, or natural objects like leaves and stones. Ask your child to sort them by colour, shape, size, or type, depending on their developmental stage. Add a twist by timing the activity or giving a “sorting mission” (“Can you find all the red things before the sand timer runs out?”). This builds sustained attention through visual scanning and decision-making, and it’s easy to adapt for increasing complexity. It also mirrors the kind of focus needed in classroom tasks like grouping, matching, and reasoning.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support focus &amp;amp; attention - 2. Copycat</image:title>
      <image:caption>Draw a simple picture — a house, a rainbow, or a monster — and cover it after 10 seconds. Ask your child to recreate it from memory. You can start with just two or three elements and gradually increase the detail. This activity strengthens visual attention, working memory, and perseverance. It also encourages children to slow down and observe carefully, which supports focus in tasks like handwriting, reading, and following instructions.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support focus &amp;amp; attention - 3. Memory Games</image:title>
      <image:caption>There are hundreds on the market but the key to this being purposeful is supporting your child in how to make strategic choices. I always say the winner will be the one who ‘sits still, and always looks!’ Start with maybe 12 cards (6 pairs) and then gradually extend by adding more cards as your child’s skill develops. Coach them through the game, teaching them logic as you go e.g. don’t choose a card that has just been turned over, it’s a waste of a turn and don’t choose 2 cards at the exact same time unless you’re confident it’s a pair! Create the habit of repeating the names of what you turn over and tapping them as you do so to help that muscle memory.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support blending - 1. Auditory</image:title>
      <image:caption>Say each sound in a word slowly and clearly like a robot “/b/… /a/… /t/” then invite your child to “press the blend button” (you can mime pressing their nose or a pretend remote) to say the whole word smoothly: “bat!” This auditory approach helps children hear the distinct sounds and then practice joining them. It builds confidence and reinforces the idea that blending is fun, not frustrating. Similarly, say a word, pretend to eat it and then mime pulling it out your mouth like chewing gum to stretch out the sounds. This works particularly well for those children needing support with the final sound.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support blending - 2. Visuals</image:title>
      <image:caption>Always ensure that your child has a familiar visual in front of them as they build their confidence in applying the sounds they know. Ideally this would be a sound mat displaying the sounds as they see them in school. Their busy brains are navigating so much in that moment of ‘reading’ that any support to get to the answer should be given - the more confident the child becomes, the less they will need the scaffolding.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support blending - 3. Kinaesthetic</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lay out three cushions in a row, each representing a sound in a word. Your child jumps from one to the next saying “/d/” (jump), “/o/” (jump), “/g/” (jump), then lands with both feet and shouts “dog!” This kinaesthetic strategy taps into movement to reinforce phoneme sequencing and blending. You can vary the game with different words, or turn it into a treasure hunt where each blended word leads to a clue. It’s ideal for energetic learners who thrive on physical play and multisensory input.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to encourage your child to read - 1. Where to read</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reading does not need to be confined to a table or in bed before your child goes to sleep. Create some flashcards of different places in your home e.g. sofa, garden, under a table, the loo (!) and allow your child to select where they want to read. You could even do the same with people in your home so they can choose who they read with... reading for enjoyment is key!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to encourage your child to read - 2. What to read</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ensure you have texts that engage your child both fiction and non-fiction. Part of this commitment is giving your child autonomy in this choice - this could be visiting a book shop or browsing amazon together - remember, enjoyment of reading is half the battle!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to encourage your child to read - 3. Immersive Reading</image:title>
      <image:caption>Make reading an immersive experience through songs, costumes or exploration. Don’t be afraid to use technology alongside the physical book to explore the ideas you’re exposed to in the text - e.g. if the book is about dragons use the internet to research whether dragons exists and before you know it you’re discovering a world of Indonesian reptiles!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to create a purposeful reading area - 1. Autonomy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Children love it when adults go along with their crazy! Spend some time planning the space - get a big piece of paper and write down all their ideas. How many cushions? What topic of book? Where in the house? What fabric to drape? What signs it will need? How many books to out in it etc. One of my classroom reading areas ended up with books in some wellies and a goldfish!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to create a purposeful reading area - 2. Aesthetics</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aesthetics is key. Make it comfortable and inviting. The risk is to fill the area with too many books and when this happens stories get lost - consider having 10 books out and rotate them depending on conversations and interests. Experiment with different lighting (remember ‘autonomy’) and even take them shopping for a diffuser so it smells good!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to create a purposeful reading area - 3. Adventure</image:title>
      <image:caption>Your area should include puppets, some technology to listen to audio books or songs, costumes or at least masks and a variety of texts (fiction and non-fiction) - recipes, magazines, newspapers, top trump cards, menus, children’s dictionaries and books they enjoyed when they were much, much younger - you’re never too old for the Hungry Caterpillar. You simply want to spark interest...</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to encourage your child to write - 1. Canvas</image:title>
      <image:caption>As some of you with lipsticks, white walls and curious children know, anything can be seen as a writing opportunity! Ensure that what your child is writing on is interesting - tracing paper, tin foil, duplicating paper, post-its, chalk board, envelops, white t-shirts or just BIG paper...add books too as a stimulus for writing.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to encourage your child to write - 2. Utensils</image:title>
      <image:caption>We tend to provide one of 3 things for children to write with - pencil, felt tip or crayon. The most success I’ve had with writing is when you provide a writing utensil that looks and feels different. My classrooms have been full of stick pencils, ones I’ve glued Lego men onto, scented pens, fountain pens... and even those lipsticks.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to encourage your child to write - 3. Purpose for writing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Finally, and most importantly; plant the seed and they will write! Picture the scene - a reluctant writer has spent time making an amazing train track - it’s time to tidy it away and the child is pleading otherwise. The child is told that if they want to keep it they will need to write a sign that says, “Please do not touch my train track...” That child is racing to get some paper and a pen!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support your child to hold a pen - 1. Gross Motor Skills</image:title>
      <image:caption>Research shows that children who are exposed to more gross motor opportunities have improved fine motor skills and, therefore, handwriting. Taking your child swimming, to the park, to tennis lessons, etc is all paving the way to better handwriting! Exercising muscles in the shoulders, neck, core and arms will reduce the amount of fatigue your child may experience when asked to write for a sustained period of time.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support your child to hold a pen - 2. Fine Motor Skills</image:title>
      <image:caption>In today’s fast-paced society, we’re all guilty of rushing through the day, but what if I told you that zipping up the coat, eating with a knife and fork, turning the pages in a book were all steps to success in writing. There are many suggested activities for fine motor but the best ways are just giving your child responsibility for addressing their basic needs.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to support your child to hold a pen - 3. Pencil Grips</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whether your child is just beginning to write their name or segmenting words in captions or sentences, finding an effective grip is key. This should not be rushed as different children will respond to different ones. The best way to test is to give your child different grips, set a 1 min timer for each grip and ask them to write their name until the timer runs out and see which is neatest.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to tackle homework - Sand Timer</image:title>
      <image:caption>If I had my time again, I would create the sand timer! I swear by them and carry one on me at all times! The reason these are so helpful is they give the child a visual for the amount of time expected of them to carry out an adult-directed task. They know that once the timer is done, that is the ‘end’ but you MUST stick to your end of the bargain!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to tackle homework - 2. Sand Timer Cont.</image:title>
      <image:caption>As soon as it stops, close your child's reading book and more often than not, if you’ve engaged your child in the task by sitting alongside them they will beg you to finish the story with them. When working with a child who seems distracted, rest the timer on it’s side every time they lose focus and restart when focused again.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to tackle homework - 3. Workspace</image:title>
      <image:caption>I cannot stress enough how important a workspace is when asking your child to focus. When you're listening to someone tell you something and your phone dings - ding! - your mind has the ability to divert and then (eventually!) refocus - children are still developing that skill. The space should be with as few distractions/sensory elements as possible. To the right a poor example to the left a good one!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - How to celebrate all attempts at writing - All writing is writing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Writing starts with simply making marks that a child can ascribe meaning to. It’s important not just to focus on what a child knows but how they learn. One of the three characteristics of effective learning is “being willing to ‘have a go’” and this attitude has a better chance of displaying itself if you value any writing your child produces. This includes displaying it on walls, fridges, radiators etc.</image:caption>
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