How to Support Good Reading & Writing Habits January 16, 2014Bellmawr Park School Presented by: Mrs. Massey, District Reading Teacher & Mrs. DiPrinzio and Mrs. Reed, Basic Skills Teachers Today’s presentation can be found at on Bellmawr Park main webpage

Reading & Word-Solving Tips for Parents and Guardians use the pictures Encourage your children to use the pictures! This is not cheating, it’s what good readers do! look at the beginning letters Children learning to read should be encouraged to look at the beginning letters. Not all words can be sounded out but the first letter is a good clue to help children understand what will and will not make sense. break the words into parts Have your child break the words into parts. They should look for little words they know inside of big words.

Reading & Word-Solving Tips Read on. Have children skip the word they are stuck on and read to the end of the sentence. When they finish the sentence, ask them what would make sense. Give your children vocabulary clues. If they are trying to read a new word, help them make a guess by telling them about the word. Make sure you are giving your child just right books. Matching a book with your child is important. A child who is reading a book that is too hard will easily become frustrated and stop trying. And, most importantly....read with your child every day. Reading to your child is just as important as having your child read to you!

 Flocabulary Flocabulary  Video on story elements Video on story elements Elements of a Story watchknowlearn.org watchknowlearn.org

1. Pretend you have published an autobiography!  You are the main character or make up a name for your “fictional” character.  The story is about your life before and after becoming a parent! (Don’t worry about a title yet.) 2.Take 2 minutes to fill in the “Planning Form” with a Character Trait (adjective describing yourself) BEFORE & AFTER- (How have you changed?) 3. In the: “How Can You Tell?” section- write a specific example/detail that shows each trait.

In your resource journal….  An extra copy of  Character  Plot  Problem  Summary handouts are included for you to show or try with your child at home! -Some “Graphic Organizers” are helpful for both Reading & Writing; children organize thoughts in a visual (or graphic) way. Most students enjoy using them. -When you take your turn at the “Graphic Organizer” table, please pick up one of each type for your journal.

5 Parent “Centers” or “Workstations” * 5 minutes at each color-coded station *Please go to the next table only when timer sounds and teacher announces so none get crowded. Pink- Technology laptops, iPads, free websites 3113 Orange – Graphic organizers, games, tips Yellow - Reading Fun with Mrs. “Read” It’s really spelled Reed! Green - “ Add SPICE to Writing” with Mrs. DiPrinzio Blue - Spelling, Most frequently-used words, Word Sort (also called “high-frequency”, “sight”, or “Dolch list” words)

After the last station, bring your filled resource journal to get stamped and pick out a free novel and “book buddy” for your child. Thank you so much for coming out tonight! Mrs. DiPrinzio Mrs. Massey