Reading at Home
•Reading at home will make a HUGE difference in your child’s school success! Make reading part of your everyday routine. Choose books that match your child’s interests.
•Reading for just 10-15 minutes a day will benefit your child!
•You can never read too many times! Each time you child reads a book again, he/she gains new knowledge and builds fluency!
•Make a warm and cozy reading nook in your home with pillows, soft chairs, and/or stuffed animals.
•Fill a basket with your child’s favorite books, tablets, and/or magazines
Building a Reader
•Have your child turn the pages.
•Encourage your child to fill in the rhymes as you read.
•Notice patterns in the text and illustrations.
•Notice and talk about letters and the sounds they make.
•Help your child fall in LOVE with books!
Make Reading an Adventure!
•Read in fun places- outside, inside, in the car, in the bathtub, in the bed, on the couch, under the covers, under a tree, at the library, in a tent, or in a park.
•Read in fun ways- with a flashlight, in different voices, on the computer, act it out, singing the words, in a whisper, to a stuffed animal, to a pet, or with props/puppets
•Read different kinds of books- ABC, counting, fiction, non-fiction, big, small, long, short, rhyming, poetry, song, or fairy tales
•Read about different subjects- family, friends, feelings, school holidays, sports, dance, food, birthdays, forest animals, polar animals, pets, dinosaurs, insects, construction, vehicles, plants, princesses, farms, science, seasons, weather, or various habitats
•Read different media- books, newspapers, magazines, Ebooks,
Letters, shopping lists, cards, mail, store ads, signs, recipes, comics
Telling, Retelling, and Understanding
•Before reading, make predictions and ask questions. What is the story going to be about?
•Talk about new words and their meaning.
•Make connections to his/her life, other books, and/or movies/TV. What does this remind you of (another book, something that happened to them, a place, a TV show)?
•Talk, comment, and ask questions about the characters and setting as you read the book. How does the character feel? Where is the character in the beginning/middle/end of the book?
•After you read the book, have your child retell you the story in order. You can use the pictures to help support them.
•Act out the story! Make different voices for each character. Use props and have fun!
