Reading

Your child is given  a reading book 5 nights a week. Some books are for more than one night e.g. if it is a chapter book. The Reading at home with you and your child should be enjoyable and stress free. It is fine to read the book with your child. You could read the story to them and stop at certain words for them to add the word in or you could take turns reading the text.  I enjoy your comments in the home reading journal and I try to look at these at least 2 or 3 times a week if not every day.
Some information about reading with our child that you may find interesting is - 
Three Important Things 
All parents want the best school experience for their children. And all
parents want their children to learn to read. Yet, it is not always easy
to tell if your child is on track or if you are doing the right things to
help your child.
Here are three things to keep in mind:
First 
Learning to read is like learning anything else: It happens over time, with
practice, and with the help of others. Just like learning to talk, to dance, or
to cook, children develop reading (and writing) behaviours in a
develop­mental sequence—they do certain things at certain times as they become
more and more knowledgeable.
Second 
Many experiences and activities help children learn to read.
The following things contribute to a child’s ability to read:
• Talking and interacting with others—kids and adults
• Recognising and connecting sounds and letters
• Experiencing going places and seeing things
• Instruction on specific reading strategies
• Exposure to all types of reading materials from a child’s earliest days
  throughout the school years
Third 
Children learn to read best when they have books and other reading
materials at home and plenty of chances to read. This means not only
having lots of books around—from libraries, bookstores, and book clubs,
as gifts, and as treats—but many chances to read and talk about what
they are reading.