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Listening to Children Read: A Guide for Adults

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Age range: Reception (4-5)
Updated: October 2026

About this resource

Support every reading session with confidence. Listening to Children Read: A Guide for Adults is a practical, evidence-informed resource designed to help teachers, teaching assistants, volunteers, student teachers and other adults support children as they learn to read. Whether you're an experienced practitioner or new to hearing children read, this guide provides clear, easy-to-follow prompts to help you know when to pause, how to respond when a child gets stuck, and how to encourage confidence, fluency and comprehension. Inside you'll find guidance on: Preparing for a successful reading session Supporting children when they encounter unfamiliar words Effective prompting strategies that promote independent decoding Developing fluency and reading with expression Giving meaningful praise Asking questions to deepen understanding Rather than focusing on one specific phonics programme, this guide is based on evidence-informed principles of early reading, making it suitable for schools using any systematic synthetic phonics programme. Perfect for: Reception and Key Stage 1 classrooms Teaching assistants Reading volunteers Student teachers Parent helpers Reading interventions This resource helps ensure every adult uses consistent, supportive approaches when listening to children read, creating positive reading experiences that build confidence, independence and a lifelong love of reading. Includes: A professionally designed 5-page PDF, ideal for printing or displaying in reading areas. © 2026 EYFS with Mrs S. All rights reserved.

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