Family Learning What your child should know

in Grade 3:
Literacy
The national curriculum describes what
Tips for parents – How
your child should be able to do and
to improve your child’s
should know in every grade and for
reading, writing and
every subject, including outcomes for
language skills at
reading, writing and language skills.
home

Parents can do a lot to For example, children in Grade 3

improve the reading, writing should be able to do the following:
and language skills of their children • Listen attentively and respond to
at home. The following are some instructions.
examples: • Speak about personal experiences and
general news events; tell stories with a
• Read to your child every day.
beginning, middle and end; converse politely
• Share family stories.
and attentively.
• Talk, talk, talk – your child learns about
• Read a story or a poem and show that
spoken words by listening to you.
they understand what they have read by
• Read cereal boxes, tinned foods and
answering questions accurately.
cleaning material containers.
• Write one-or two-paragraph stories, letters
• Teach your child how to read warning labels.
or recipes; they should write clearly.
• Play word games e.g. “I spy with my little
• Plan tasks by thinking about what must be
eye, something that begins with...” (name a
done, why, how and by whom.
letter).
• Spell correctly, use spelling rules and
• Have your children’s eyesight and hearing
understand how to use different kinds of
tested early and every year.
sentences, e.g. questions, statements and
• Give books or magazines to your children as
commands.
presents.
• Make sure that caregivers spend time talking
with and reading to your child.
• Praise your child for work done well.
• Get library cards for the whole family and
visit the library regularly.

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