Dear Parent/Carer 

Your child is now on Reading Band Purple Plum.  Thank you for encouraging your child to read.  

Targets 

• guess what a book might be about before reading and ask questions when reading 

• notice familiar phrases in different books - Once upon a time, One day, Long ago 

• read quietly or silently and at a good speed noticing and correcting errors 

• work out unknown words quickly 

• notice books can be set in different times and places 

Always 

• ask, ‘Why did the writer use this word?’ 

• talk about how the writer wanted you to feel