Reading

Reading Tips

  • Always make reading a fun and relaxing activity where you and your child take turns to read.
  • Talk about the book and its contents before you read it - watch this video for an example.
  • The 3 p's: Pause, Prompt, Praise (when your child comes across an unknown word, don't tell them what it is. Instead, pause and give them time to think. If they still don't know then give them a prompt or hint... then praise them for getting it right. 
  • If your child is still having trouble with working out a word, ask, "What would make sense?" and get them to have a play with different possible words in the sentence. 
  • The next option is to get them to sound it out.
  • The last option is to tell them.

National Standards and Ways to Help Your Child Read

This Ministry of Education Website can provide you with information about what level your child should be reading at and ways you can help at home.  
Ministry of Education (after one year at school)
Ministry of Education (after two years at school)

Reading Websites

Awa and Moana, here is an alphabet sound song for you.


Click here for someone to read you a story.

Click here to read a story about Roy the zebra. 
1. Click 'Before Reading'
2. Read the story
3. Click 'After Reading'
4. Read the worksheets

Click here to play reading games. All the games are free except for 'Consonants' where there is only one game available (don't click that one).

Long a sound poems
Click here for ay poems.
Click here for ai poems.
Click here for a_e poems.

Long e sound poems
Click here for ee poems.
Click here for ea poems.

Long i sound poems
Click here for y poems.
Click here for igh poems.
Click here for i_e poems.

Long o sound poems
Click here for oa poems.

Long u sound poems
Click here for oo poems.


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