Reading Skills
In this age group, in English, there is a shift in the focus of reading, compared to children aged 5 – 7 years old. Children progress from decoding words to interpreting what they read. At age 7, most children can read around 300 words of the most frequent words and by age 11, most will have become fluent and confident readers.
With one of our professional tutors, your child will have the opportunity to: read new words independently; understand themes, plots and ideas; recognise the use of figurative language; use structure’ compare different writing styles; and find information in a non-fiction text.
Your child will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of texts including myths and legends, adventure and mystery stories, stories with a historical setting, stories set in imaginary worlds, stories from different cultures, poetry, novels, plays, newspaper articles, information texts, persuasive writing, biographies, autobiographies, significant authors and classic novels.