The data from mid-year benchmarking has been analyzed and has been used to determine the best reading placements for individual students. This week, I will incorporate some community building activities to help some of the new reading groups feel comfortable working together. We will continue to manipulate words by segmenting, adding, and deleting sounds. We will enjoy shared reading and guided reading, while focusing on fluency and comprehension. As there never seems to be enough time in a day to practice essential skills, I have listed some strategies that can be incorporated at home to help your child become a successful reader.
Reading Tips for K-2 Parents
· Talk with your child. This helps develop language patterns and helps your child become comfortable with words.
· Encourage your child to tell you about something that happened. Talking helps your child connect words to experiences.
· Use magnetic letters and alphabet books to help teach the ABCs and how to spell your child’s name.
· Read to your child for 10-20 minutes a day. Stop when your child loses interest.
· When you read, read slowly and follow the words with your finger, left to right.
· Read with expression to help make the story come alive.
· Let your child say words or phrases from the story that repeat.
· Pretend to read by looking at the pictures and saying parts of the story from memory.
· Have your child try to guess what will happen next.
· Ask why a character may have done something in the story.
· Limit T.V. time and set aside time just for reading.
· Read on your own. By watching you read, your child will see that reading is a great way to gather information and that it's fun!
