WIMBORNE INFANT SCHOOL

This is a quote from the DfEE Parents' Centre - says it all really
"Reading is crucial to us all. It is a fundamental building block for learning. If you can't read, there are many other things you can't do, from filling in forms to reading road signs. Books teach us about the world around us, providing a wider perspective and greater understanding of ourselves and others.
All the evidence shows that children are much more likely to read if they grow up surrounded by books and are in the company of other children and adults who they see reading."

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Literacy Hour has been running for some time now - but for a quick refresher - you may find these sites useful:
° This is the • structure of literacy hour.
° Some guidance. Choose 'In School' and follow the literacy links.
• DfEE Parents' Centre
° More guidance. • Online Literacy
° Another vast resource • Primary Resources
° Useful book lists & reviews
• Federation of Children's Book Groups • Mrs Mad's • Puffin Books

° Your child has Literacy targets. Please help!
These are samples of potential targets •Reception •Year 1 •Year 2
° There are a number of word lists associated with Literacy Hour.
Here is is the first - Reception.
This is the second - Year 1-2.
This is the third - Year 2.
° Can you spell the months of the year?
° Can you cope with the days of the week?
° A few colour names.
° Help the Headteacher add to her word bank!

Having waded through that lot - these could be fun for the children

These are BBC sites, designed to be visited with your child.
° This is devoted to literacy: • Words and Pictures
° This is a mix of literacy, numeracy, music, etc. • Little Animals' Activity Centre
° This is fun • Dynamo Den
° This is fun, but probably Year 2 or quite an able child • Spywatch

This is a random - well not quite - collection to be visited with your child
° You must have run into Ogden Nash at some stage - brilliant.

"The ant has made himself illustrious
Through constant industry industrious.
So what?
Would you be calm and placid
If you were full of formic acid?"
OGDEN NASH • Ogden Nash for children
"It seems that I cannot stop laughing
no matter how hard that I try.
I'm laughing so hard that my sides ache.
I'm laughing so hard I could cry."
KENN NESBITT - 'Poetry for Kids' • Poetry for Kids
• Word Puzzles
• Words and more words
• Parents and Children Together Online
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