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ARCh Reading Helpers provide personalised
support to children in Oxfordshire primary schools.
Our trained volunteers
work one to one with
children to boost
confidence, build
self-esteem and turn
around negative
attitudes to reading.
We are looking for
volunteers, businesses
and sponsors who
would like to join us in
making a real difference to children’s lives.
To find out more, visit our website
www.archoxfordshire.org.uk
If you would like to get involved, or
if you are a school interested in our service,
please telephone us on 01869 320380
Volunteers are DBS checked and receive
ongoing support and training.
Please support us – you can donate via
https://localgiving.org/donation/arch
Registered Charity number 1146276
Company number 7962217
To arrangeavisit,contact our
Admissionsteam
01235 530593
www.shsk.org.uk
admission@shsk.org.uk
PRIMARY TIMES EXCLUSIVE
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Ciao!
How studying asecond language from an early age
helps your children in school, at home, and beyond
In our increasingly
diverse society,
the ability to speak
a second, or even
third, language is of growing
value. Opening our minds to
learning and embracing new
languages, especially from
a young age, can bring rich
rewards and be agreat way
to prepare our children for
success in every aspect of
their adult lives.
Whilst learning asecond
language at any age will bring
multiple benefits, research
studies have shown that
early exposure to asecond
language will positively help
define achild’s retention of
vocabulary, pronunciation
and cognitive development.
As children’s brains develop,
they retain new vocabulary
and knowledge very quickly
and, as aresult, can grasp
language structures far
more naturally than adults.
Consequently, the more
exposure achild has to
their new language, the
more fluent they will
eventually become.
By using adifferent
language system, achild’s
oral and written English
communication skills will
vastly improve. As their
knowledge develops, they
will begin to compare foreign
words and phrases to their
English counterparts and,
as aresult, find similarities,
differences and anomalies.
This general understanding
will improve their problemsolving
skills, creativity,
reading, and writing in their
school years, as well as
their adult life.
Alongside this, introducing
a second language into
the home will encourage
you and your child to learn
about and develop agreater
understanding of different
cultures. This will allow your
child to better understand
the expressions and styles
of communication that differ
from our own, as well as
the scale of the world in
which we live.
This opens their mind and
can also be agreat way for
you and your family to
explore different
cuisines, activities and
lifestyles!
FOCUS ON EDUCATION
School busservicewith collectionpoints
across Oxford and the Thames Valley
Independentday school for girls aged 9–18
ABINGDON • OXFORDSHIRE