Jenna Hawkswell Pamela Lawrence Sloane Castleman

Jenna Hawkswell: Making Reading Enjoyable Pamela Lawrence: Ways to Read at Home Sloane Castleman: High-Interest Books

  Reading is a fundamental need. As concerned parents, we are doing our best to help our children become independent readers. You might be asking yourself, what exactly should I be doing ? Making Reading Enjoyable and Successful for your Child

  INSTEAD: Be patient and try not to interrupt the momentum. Remember the three P’s (Pause, Prompt, and Praise).  Wait seconds to give your child a chance to use strategies independently.  Ask: What would look right? What would sound right? What would make sense?  “Well done! You made it look and sound right!” DON’T stress! Getting visibly frustrated about resistance will only make matters worse.

  INSTEAD, model how a sentence or paragraph sounds with good fluency and have the child “echo read” to match your intonation, expression, and phrasing. Don’t say, “Read faster” or “Read slower”.

  INSTEAD, have him or her refer to the Beanie Baby Strategy bookmark and choose a reading strategy to solve the word. If they are still having trouble, tell them the word so that they don’t lose track of meaning in the story. Don’t say, “You know that word” or cover the pictures as your child is reading.

  INSTEAD, allow your child to choose topics and books that interest him or her.  Mix it up every so often and make it authentic. Read craft books and do a craft. Read a recipe book and try out a new recipe. Don’t choose books for your child.

  INSTEAD, have an enjoyable book talk with them. Don’t forget to share your own thoughts and opinions about the book.  Why do you think the character acted the way he or she did?  What would you do if you were the character in the book?  Did this book remind you of anything?  Why do you think the author wrote this book? Don’t quiz your child after reading.

  Read to…  Read with…  Read by… …Your Child 3 Ways to Read at Home

  Read to…  Read with…  Read by… …Your Child 3 Ways to Read at Home

  Read to…  Choose books:  That your child is interested in  That may be above his/her decoding ability  That are well within his/her comprehension …Your Child 3 Ways to Read at Home

  Read to…  Read with…  Read by… …Your Child 3 Ways to Read at Home

  Read to…  Read with… Have fun! (Plays, recipes, magazine, partner read) …Your Child 3 Ways to Read at Home

  Read to…  Read with…  Read by… …Your Child 3 Ways to Read at Home

  Read to…  Read with…  Read by… Books from the classroom, your house, or library …Your Child 3 Ways to Read at Home

  Choose a book you think you will enjoy.  Read the second page.  Hold up a finger for each word you are not sure of, or do not know.  If there are five or more words you did not know, you should choose an easier book.  DOES IT MAKE SENSE? 5-Finger Rule

www. scholastic.com/ bookwizard Kindergarten : A-D First Grade : C-I Second Grade : I-M Third Grade : M-P Fourth Grade : P-S Fifth Grade : S-V

  Elephant & Piggie  Fly Guy  Don’t Let the Pigeon  Knuffle Bunny  Amelia Bedelia  Fancy Nancy  Henry & Mudge High Interest Series - Grade 1

  Flat Stanley  SkippyJon Jones  Magic Tree House  Captain Underpants  Goosebumps  My Weird School  Stink  Captain Awesome  Roscoe Riley Rules  Galaxy Zach High Interest Series Boys Gr. 2  http: //w ww. fran nyk stei n.co m/

  Melvin Beederman, Superhero  The I Survived series  Jake Maddox Sports Series Maddox/index.htmlhttp:// Maddox/index.html  39 Clues clues.aspxhttp:// clues.aspx  The Spiderwick Chronicles  A Series of Unfortunate Events  Charlie Bone  Dragon Slayers Academy  Geronimo Stilton  Time Warp Trio  The Secret Series  Baseball Card Adventure series High Interest Series Boys Grades 3 - 5

  Judy Moody  Magic Tree House  Rainbow Magic ml ml  Clementine clementine.htmhttp:// clementine.htm  Mercy Watson  Junie B. Jones  Cam Jansen  The Secret Kingdom  Franny K Stein  The Baby Sitter’s Club High Interest Series Girls Gr. 2

  After Happily Ever After happily-ever-afterhttps:// happily-ever-after  I survived  The Amazing Days of Abbey Hayes  American Girl Mysteries  Animal Ark  Little House on the Prairie  Ramona  Goddess Girls  The Never Girls thorpe/ ?ean= http:// thorpe/ ?ean=  Princess Academy  Mallory  The Sisters Grimm High Interest Series Girls Grades 3 -5

  The Books of Ember  Percy Jackson and the Olympians books/percy-jackson/percy-jackson-olympians.aspxhttp:// books/percy-jackson/percy-jackson-olympians.aspx  The Tale of Emily Windsnap  Divergent  Eragon  The Heroes of Olympus books/percy-jackson/heroes-of-olympus.aspxhttp:// books/percy-jackson/heroes-of-olympus.aspx  Kane Chronicles chronicles.aspxhttp:// chronicles.aspx  Inkheart  Fablehaven  Warriors High Interest Series – Grade 6+

  Dav PilkeyJK Rowling  Dan GutmanBeverly Cleary  AviKate DiCamillo  Bruce CovilleJudy Blume  Roald DahlSharon Creech  Matt ChristopherJan Brett  Jerry SpinelliTomie DePaola  Ralph FletcherJon Scieszka  Gary PaulsenLois Lowry  Andrew Clements Cynthia Rylant Authors Worth Reading!

 Whatever you do… Make the time spent cuddled up with books enjoyable so that your child learns * To LOVE reading To VIEW THEMSELVES as a reader To LIVE like a reader…with a book on every flat surface and a recommendation for anyone who asks!

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