Helping your Child with School Work

The following downloads explain how the school teaches Reading and Phonics and how you can help your child at home:

Phonics Information for Parents: Open Link

Homework Guide for Parents:  Open PDF

KS1 Reading Workshop: Open PDF

KS2 Reading Workshop: Open PDF

Accelerated Reader:  Open PDF

Paper copies are available upon request from the school office via admin@milldene.essex.sch.uk. 

We are often asked for age appropriate book recommendations for children. With so many amazing authors out there, it can be difficult to know where to start! Miss Eglington has kindly put together this list of websites to help you find your child’s next great read:

https://www.booksfortopics.com/key-stage-book-lists

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/

https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/

https://www.waterstones.com/the-waterstones-childrens-book-prize

 Happy reading everyone! 

For more information on how to help your child at home, click here to access our curriculum page, where you will find individual policies for each aspect of your child's learning.