All Aboard Phonics Plus parent guide - Resource

The "All Aboard Phonics Plus" parent guide is a resource designed to assist parents in boosting their child's reading progress. The guide emphasizes that experiencing difficulties with reading is a common part of learning and should not be a cause for concern. It highlights that sometimes the challenges children face are due to their reading approach rather than any inherent cognitive issues. To support parents, the guide outlines five 'golden keys' to help unlock their child's reading potential.

The first key advises keeping reading sessions short, ideally between 10-15 minutes, to avoid exhaustion and maintain engagement. An alarm can be set to ensure sessions do not overrun. The second key stresses the importance of providing help and constant praise, making a comparison to learning to read Greek script to illustrate the difficulty for beginners. Parents are encouraged to celebrate successes and avoid negative comments. The third key focuses on decoding practice, acknowledging the inconsistencies in English but assuring that with practice, children can overcome these obstacles. The fourth key is about re-reading phrases until they become fluent, which, although it may seem like more work, can significantly speed up the process of becoming a confident reader. Lastly, the fifth key deals with eye tracking weaknesses. If this issue is present, parents are advised to use large text and perform recommended eye tracking exercises multiple times a day to see rapid improvements.