Simple Strategies for Creating a Strong Reader
- Invite your child to read with you every day.
- When reading a book where the print is large, point word by word as you read. This will help your child learn that reading goes from left to right and understand that the word said is the word seen.
- Read your child's favorite book over and over.
- Read many stories with rhyming words and repeated lines. Invite your child to join in on these parts. Point, word by word, as your child reads along with you.
- Discuss new words. For example, "This big house is called a palace. Who do you think lives in a palace?"
- Stop and ask about the pictures and about what is happening in the story.
- Read from a variety of children's books, including fairy tales, song books, poems, and informational books.
Tips taken from Reading Tips for Parents, U.S. Department of Education. |
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Good Readers Use
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Predicting: to think about what happens next in the story.
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Questioning: to better understand and recall what they have read.
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Clarifying: to figure out unknown words.
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Summarizing: to retell important ideas.
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