Helping child to read & be confident

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My dd had a speech delay & then had speech therapy in nursery & reception. She made lots of progress & has always been very happy & confident as good in other areas. Her Yr 1 teacher has just told me that she has some concerns as dd doesn't want to participate and won't put her hand up, answer a question, read aloud. She feels dd is withdrawing, which is quite a change of behaviour. I know dd is conscious that she doesn't read as well as the other kids but Im not sure how to support her.
Any advice?

Anyone?

Can you practice it at home? Not just the reading, but speaking up too - e.g. can she make up a story for somebody (dad, grandparent, etc) and then tell them it over teatime.
Otherwise lots of reading practice and LOTS of encouragement which I suppose you're already doing. It sounds difficult!

It's not clear if you want help with reading or with the taking part, and speaking up? Might help posters advise

help with both I think, as I think where she still struggles with some sounds or is a bit slower its affecting her confidence when it comes to speaking up if that makes sense?

I'm going to encourage her to write postcards to grandad who lives abroad & read them to out to me after she has done so @

My son's class has just done story boxes - maybe do this at home, get her to decorate a box themed around her face story and fill it with props related to the story. Then get her to tell you the story with the props... Doesn't have to be a perfect retelling but should be fun and boost her confidence a bit.

Also get her to read out bits when you do your weekly shop and put her in charge of the keeping the list and telling you what's needed

Fave story*

Get her to read aloud to a favourite teddy or to a pet-that can really help.Make sure you read to her every day and encourage her to join in.Rhyming books are really important for language and speech development.Have you seen the “Oi Frog” series?Fabulous illustrations,funny rhyming text and very popular. she will be fine I’m sure

She isn't going to put her hand up until she feels resilient enough to risk failing in front of the class. If she is withdrawing, she needs the teacher to help her by giving her opportunities for success.

You can support her reading by making it full of success too. Find texts that are easy for her. Go through and look for words she might find challenging before she starts so she has them sorted in advance. Also, take it in turns to read a sentence so she has lots of breaks and it's easier to get the sense of what she's reading.

School could do some role play with her and a small group about answering questions in class - so she could be the teacher asking her friends and then swap roles. Practice any key phrases and things. You could do this at home too.

That can then be built to working in small group situations and working to answering questions and things before moving into the bigger whole class when she is ready.

The class could also use things like talk partners to encourage all children to discuss things to help build the confidence to then answer the question.