St Mark's Primary School 
Information for KS1 Parents
Home-school Reading Information for Parents
At St Mark's, every child is expected to read to an adult at home at least 5 times a week.
Each reading session should be approximately 5 to 10 minutes long. Each day your child reads, parents and carers make a note of the pages that have been read in the home-school reading dairy. Parents and carers should sign the diary each time.
Home-school reading diaries are checked at least weekly by a member of staff. Children who do not read regularly at home will be encouraged to do so, and the school will be in touch with families where this is the case to offer further support and reminders about the importance of reading at home.
When listening to your child read, please also discuss 2 or 3 questions on aspects of the text (e.g plot, characters setting) and discuss the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases.
Early Reading & Phonics Information for KS1 Parents
KS1 Statutory Assessment Information for Parents:
Optional Key Stage 1 National Curriculum Assessments - Information for Parents