We have tried Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy lessons
We liked red nose readers (like this Bear’s Birthday (Red Nose Readers)
We also tried Toe by Toe: Highly Structured Multi-Sensory Reading Manual for Teachers and Parents
What we have done is lots and lots of reading – reading to her, reading with her. There are books all over the house (quite literally) and I’ve been buying books that I thought would appeal. Apparently I’ve been missing the mark – she’s far more interested in reading my books that I’ve had since I was a child.
Back at melrose I did some tests with her, and it boosted her confidence immeasurably. I missed a trick, I think I should have been continuing to ‘test’ her to keep her going. She seems to thrive on being told how clever she is in comparison to what she would be expected to be doing at school. Perhaps that’s a drawback of home education, where she doesn’t get that peer comparision. I’d always assumed that would be a benefit, as I want her to believe in herself for herself, iyswim. Still, much testing and reinforcement going on atm, as it seems to be helping.
And with that in mind, I’ve gone to find the national literacy word lists. If I can persuade her that she already knows pretty much everything she needs to know to read, I think she will just get on with it.
Reception
| a
all am and are at away big can |
cat
come dad day dog for get go going |
he
I in is it like look me mum |
my
no of on play said see she the |
they
this to up was we went yes you |
Years 1 and 2
| about
after again an another as back ball be because bed been boy brother but by call(ed) came can’t could did do don’t dig |
door
down first from girl good got had half has have help her here him his home house how if jump just last laugh |
little
live(d) love made make man many may more much must name new next night not now off old once one or our out |
over
people push pull put ran saw school seen should sister so some take than that their them then there these three time too |
took
tree two us very want water way were what when where who will with would your Plus: days of the week months of the year numbers to twenty common colour words pupil’s name and address name and address of school |
Medium frequency words up to end of year 5
| above
across almost along also always animals any around asked baby balloon before began being below better between birthday both brother brought can’t change |
children
clothes coming didn’t different does don’t during earth every eyes father first follow(ing) found friends garden goes gone great half happy head heard |
high
I’m important inside jumped knew know lady leave light might money morning mother much near never number often only opened other outside own |
paper
place right round second show sister small something sometimes sound started still stopped such suddenly sure swimming think those thought through today together |
told
tries turn(ed) under until upon used walk(ed)(ing) watch where while white whole why window without woke(n) word work world write year young |