Supporting Your Child With Reading at Home

As students move through secondary school, the way they engage with reading evolves. It shifts from "learning to read" to "reading to learn"— as well as, reading for pleasure. At Chiltern Academy, we know that strong literacy skills are the single greatest predictor of success across all subjects, from analysing sources in History to deciphering complex problems in Science.

While your child is becoming more independent, your role at home remains vital. 

Research shows that teenagers who read for just 20 minutes a day score significantly higher in GCSEs and report better mental wellbeing.

Chiltern READS

Please watch our Chiltern READS video and refer to the document below which will give you some strategies to continue your child’s reading journey at home.

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Expectations For Reading at Chiltern Academy

• All students to read for a minimum of 20 minutes reading a day
• All KS3 students to be completing Reading Plus homework weekly
• Students to read from a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction
• Students to select books that challenge them
• Students to use their bookmarks to track reading in class

Reading Reports

Please watch this video which outlines our personalised reading report for your child. 

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