Listen to your child read a variety of materials fluently and accurately . Ask them questions about what they have read, to establish that they have understood what they have read. Encourage your child to write on a regular basis, perhaps about their hobbies, what has happened in their days at school, weekends, holidays, or write out shopping lists, telephone messages etc. Try to encourage your child to develop their handwriting so it is clear to read and grammatically correct, e.g. using capital letters and full stops: other punctuation and paragraphs. Read your child's draft writing and comment on the things that you liked about it. Encourage your child to try new words, using a dictionary to check the spelling.
			Try to read your child's work with them on a regular basis and ask them what they have been studying. Don't be afraid to get actively involved with their homework, especially research activities. Encourage your child to recognise the need for adding details to their work; making their written work clear and use of scientific words whenever possible. Ensure that your child uses the correct units for measurement; e.g. Length - metres (m), centimetres (cm); amount of material - grams (g), kilograms (Kg); force - newtons (N) and temperature - degrees celsius (C). Encourage your child to put their investigation data and results into tables and when possible bar chart graphs. Help them to recognise / spot patterns or trends in these results. Support your child to answer questions using relevant scientific terms and information.