Our Ready to Read workshop is designed to give busy parents lots of ideas and tips on how they can promote and develop their children’s reading. The workshop focuses on lots of fun activities that can quickly and easily be implemented and establish beneficial and enjoyable routines.
The workshop is interactive and uses a range of activities to help parents understand how they can help their children to succeed and enjoy learning. The length of the workshop can be adapted according to the audience.
The topics included in the sessions:
- Speaking, listening and interacting with your child
- Pre-reading experiences and how they promote reading
- Strategies for helping children with their reading
- Supporting children’s reading – role play exercises
- Encouragement and praise
- Exploring picture books
- Reading comprehension and asking the right questions
- Rhyming
- Overcoming difficulties
- Having fun together
Experienced trainers from the education sector carry out the workshop.
“The course has really helped me as a parent to help my child become more engaged with reading”
“I think the course is a great way to help parents to understand how to encourage readers, well done, keep up the great work you do”
ABC to Read requests a contribution towards our costs for providing services. However, if a local grant is available, we may be able to cover these expenses. For more information, please contact us.