Dear Parent/Carer
Your child is now on Reading Band Green Bean. Thank you for encouraging your child to read.
Targets
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read different sorts of books – fiction and non-fiction
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read at good speed using punctuation and expression
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retell a story and be able to talk about the title, main events and the characters
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use the contents page and glossary in non-fiction
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talk about new words and what they mean
Always
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say, ‘Does it make sense, sound right and look right?
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ask how the characters felt or why things happened
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show how reading at a good pace makes it interesting
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check they understand the ideas in non-fiction books