Hey everyone! If you teach an elementary class or work with a summer program and want to educate parents right along with the kids, you’ll want to get your free sample of the Parents’ Guide to Reading. This 2-page newsletter is great to duplicate and hand out to families because it’s full of ideas and [...]
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Make the most of your read-aloud time by encouraging interaction! Here are some ideas: Ask your listeners to clap when they hear a secret word that you choose before you start. Leave the final rhyming word off the end of a line and have the kids fill in the blank. Have children join in repetitive [...]
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I’ve had a number of parents recently who are struggling with the idea that their child is not a proficient reader. They hear the child read out loud, and because few errors of word recognition are occurring, they believe that the student is reading well. However, when asked to answer questions about the passage, put [...]
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If you have a young reader that you’re trying to motivate to plow through more books, try a giant gameboard wall display! On a bulletin board or even on a plain space of wall, use paper or poster board to create a giant trail game. Colorful paper works best, but white will do just fine [...]
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Use newspapers, scissors, and glue to practice math problems! Give your child sale ads from your paper and have him/her find numerals to cut out from the page. Challenge the child to glue them to a paper to make math problems and their answers. Can the child make a problem with an answer of ten? [...]
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Get your reluctant readers in the mood by setting the stage with filmed versions of books. Most reluctant readers are quite willing to watch video versions of stories, and you can take advantage of this fact in several ways. –> Watch First, Read Later: Try having your student watch the film version of the story, [...]
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