Ready to Read
Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.
Emilie Buchwald
Remember to read every night with your child! This will foster a true love of literature!
Strategies to use at home:
Point to each word as you read
Have your child find letters, words, spaces, punctuation
Predict what the story is about: "What do you think this story will be about? Why do you think that?"
Picture walk: Before you begin reading, look at the pictures and have your child tell you what is happening on each page
Discuss new vocabulary words as you read
Have your child find sight words
Ask comprehension questions: "Who are the characters? What is the setting? What was the problem? How did the problem get solved? What happened first, next, and last?"
Have your child retell the story: "Start at the beginning and tell me what happened in the story." **Focus on the order of the main events.
Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.
Emilie Buchwald
Remember to read every night with your child! This will foster a true love of literature!
Strategies to use at home:
Point to each word as you read
Have your child find letters, words, spaces, punctuation
Predict what the story is about: "What do you think this story will be about? Why do you think that?"
Picture walk: Before you begin reading, look at the pictures and have your child tell you what is happening on each page
Discuss new vocabulary words as you read
Have your child find sight words
Ask comprehension questions: "Who are the characters? What is the setting? What was the problem? How did the problem get solved? What happened first, next, and last?"
Have your child retell the story: "Start at the beginning and tell me what happened in the story." **Focus on the order of the main events.