The Reading Studio

Our Berkelouw FB page has a great holiday giveaway on to see Snugglepot & Cuddlepie at Sydney Opera House next Tuesday!

it's finally Friday and we have a fab giveaway this week. We have a family pass (2 adults/2 kids) to see an old favourite, SNUGGLEPOT & CUDDLEPIE.

We have two family passes to giveaway to attend Snugglepot & Cuddlepie at Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 30th June at 10am. Deadline for entering is 9am Monday 29th June and all you have to do is message our page. The winner will be drawn by random and we'll contact you on Monday morning if you have won!

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Happy Tuesday everyone! Janelle is our lovely Tuesday teacher at The Reading Studio today Classes begin at 9.30am for 2- 3yrs and are $15 and drop in. Classes for children aged 3-4yrs are at 10.30am and for 4-5 years classes begin at 11.30am.
Last week we read one of our favourite books 'Duck in the Truck' by Jez Alborough, published by HarperCollins Children's Books Australia. I wonder what books Janelle will choose to read this week!

We'll be enjoying Storytime in the Studio at 9.30am this morning with Rachel from Berkelouw Books Leichhardt! Join us for stories, songs, wriggles and giggles!

Helpful advice to understand you children and reading stages.

Knowing your child's reading stage and how to help them A child’s reading progression isn’t based on age, so you need to know what stage your child is up to in order to help them.

Author Jacqueline Harvey dropped into our bookstore recently to sign her books and say hello. We know many young readers love Clementine Rose and Alice Miranda and how enthusiastic Jacqueline is about encouraging reluctant readers.
Here is a blog post Jacqueline directed us to when she visited:

Encouraging the Reluctant Writers | Mr Kemp Encouraging the Reluctant Writers February 6, 2015Craig KempEngagement, English, Guest Blogger, mrkempnz Today’s blog is a guest post from award winning Australian children’s author Jacqueline Harvey. I am honoured to feature Jacqueline who I have seen first hand inspire and engage students in my s…

Welcome back to another year at The Reading Studio! We hope you all had a lovely break and are enjoying a wonderful start to the year!
January has flown by and classes at The Reading Studio start for Term one next week here at Berkelouw Books Leichhardt.

The Reading Studio is much more than a story time session. Our teachers know how to get children to engage with one another about the books they are reading. Activities are planned for classes with the idea that the earlier your child reads the more confident and able they will be in a school environment.

Our sessions run for 45 mins – 1 hour (depending on age group), in small groups.
Each session is $15 payable on the day.
You are welcome to commence at any point in the term, skip weeks, or come twice a week, as you like.

We run classes for 2-3, 3-4 and 4-5 year olds on Mondays and Tuesdays:
2-3 year olds 9:30am – 10.15am
3-4 year olds 10.30am – 11.15am
4-5 year olds 11.30am – 12.30am

Please contact us if you have any questions about our program.
Email: [email protected] Phone: (02) 9560 3200
http://www.thereadingstudio.com.au/

The Reading Studio Research shows that children who have deep engagements with literature and literacy concepts from a young age enjoy greater school success. Our teachers know how to weave questions, discussion and instruction into the reading we undertake. The result is that children learn all the skills required to…

Starting this Satruday at 9.30am Rachel from Berkelouw Books Leichhardt will be starting Storytime in The Reading Studio.

Join us for rhymes & wiggles, jiggles & giggles every Saturday, the sessions go for around half an hour and include lots of stories, some rhymes and a few songs as well. It is aimed at the 2-5 age range but all are welcome for some wriggles and jiggles. The sessions are free and will be upstairs in The Reading Studio.

We hope to see some of you there! If you have any questions please contact us on 9560 3200.

To all my wonderful RS families, sadly next week is my last week of teaching at The Reading Studio. I would like to say how much I have enjoyed sharing your child's learning journey with you and I will miss you all. I wish you all the very best.

The Reading Studio will remain open on Mondays with Janelle and Tuesdays with Melissa.

Nicky x

Welcome to Term 4! We hope you have loads of fun learning at The reading Studio. For those who have children starting school next year, here's a great article on ABC Splash talking about how to help children prepare for their first year at primary school, featuring Jenni Connor- author of 'Your Child's First Year at School'.

Preparing for school: why starting early matters It might seem a little early to start discussing your child's first day of school, but preparing children well in...

Hi all, hope you are enjoying this gorgeous weather we are having this school holiday. Only 4 more sleeps to go before Term 4 begins. See you at The Reading Studio
Berkelouw Books Leichhardt
from Tuesday 7th October. Book now!

Give the gift of reading ...

Incredible Benefits of Reading with Children TV, video games, and computer games can soak up much of a child’s life. While these activities can hold some sort of value in their growth, they don’t compare to the benefits of reading. Reading is a gift in many different ways, and following are just a few of the benefits.

Here are some important literacy concepts for parents to be aware of.
*Sharing books is about beginning reading.
*Playing with rhymes is about learning word and letter sounds.
*Looking at ‘signs’ and ‘logos’ is about reading.
*‘Telling’ stories is about story structure.
*Playing word games is about learning the patterns of sounds.
*Re-enacting or re-telling a story is about remembering the sequence.
*Drawing and scribbling lead to writing.

(EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND NUMERACY: BUILDING GOOD PRACTICE MARILYN FLEER AND BRIDIE RABAN)