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# Can you assist with our early reading parent workshop?

**Tip 1: Recognise that oral language will very soon link to how the students process written language** Students who have a large vocabulary and speak with adult like grammar typically progress into reading with much greater ease. 
Check that your child's speech and language skills are where they should be.
* Speaking and language skills sheets and videos: https://pld-literacy.org/product/speech-language-development-milestones-5-year-old/
* Speech sound development: https://pld-literacy.org/product/speech-sound-development-milestones-fact-sheet/
* Should a student require speech and language pathology sessions: https://pld-literacy.org/product/observations-of-a-student-to-accompany-a-referral-to-a-sp/ 

**Tip 2: A child's reading comprehension skills can be predicted** (or worked on before they are even reading) through the presentation of specifically scripted comprehension questions**
* Training videos and information is provided here: https://pld-literacy.org/product/comprehension-questions-for-5-year-olds/ 

** Tip 3: Understand the process of early reading, so parents know what to expect and how it to make it as enjoyable as possible. **
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruR-WST8gnc



${youtube}[Repeated Reading for Early Readers](ruR-WST8gnc)