If Your Child Is Just Beginning to Read, At Home You Can:
Point out the letter: Sound relationships your child is learning on labels, boxes, newspapers, magazines and signs.
Listen to your child read words and books from school: Be patient and listen as your child practices. Let your child know you are proud of his reading.
If Your Child Is Reading, At Home You Can Help Your Child By:
Rereading familiar books: Children need practice in reading comfortably and with expression using books they know.
Building reading accuracy: As your child is reading aloud, point out words he missed and help him read words correctly. If you stop to focus on a word, have your child reread the whole sentence to be sure he understands the meaning.
Building reading comprehension: Talk with your child about what she is reading. Ask about new words. Talk about what happened in a story. Ask about the characters, places, and events that took place. Ask what new information she has learned from the book. Encourage her to read on her own.
Make Reading a Part of Every Day
Share conversations with your child over meal times and other times you are together: Children learn words more easily when they hear them spoken often. Introduce new and interesting words at every opportunity.
Read together every day: Spend time talking about stories, pictures, and words.
Be your child's best advocate. Keep informed about your child's progress in reading and ask the teacher about ways you can help.
Be a reader and a writer: Children learn habits from the people around them.
Visit the library often. Story times, computers, homework help, and other exciting activities await the entire family.
Adapted from 'Put Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn to Read', originally published by The Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort of the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the U.S. Department of Education.
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