Reading With Your Child Samantha Michaelson Brianna Buckler

Research Shows Us... Time that is spent on reading is the best predictor of overall reading achievement. Time spent on reading is the best predictor of the amount of progress made in reading achievement in students grades 2 through 5. Independent reading leads to increased vocabulary development. Children who do not continue to practice their skills over the summer lose ground academically.

This chart illustrates the impact that reading has on the achievement percentile of 5th grade students. PercentileInd. Reading Min./ DayWords Read Per Year 98654,358, ,823, ,146, , , , , , , ,

Benefits of Reading Regularly Students learn an average of 45 words with each novel they read. Exposure to rare vocabulary Builds reading fluency Improves writing due to exposure to increased complexity in writing styles and sentence structure Improves listening comprehension Improves oral reading Improves standardized test scores Students are generally more successful across the curriculum

What do good readers do? Preview: Look at the cover and title Look at some of the pictures and read some of the text Question: Ask who, what, when, where, why and how Decide if what you’ve read makes sense Summarize: Organize and connect the details Draw your own conclusions Predict: Wonder what will happen next Make guesses and read to see if you were correct Infer: Imagine the details Use what you’ve read to understand Connect: Relate what you’ve read to what you know and to your thoughts and feelings Compare what you’ve read to other texts and to the world around you Evaluate: Think about what you’ve read What did you learn? Was it important to you? Why or why not? Did you like it? Why or why not?

Big Mama’s by Donald Crews As you listen to the read aloud, be thinking about… What do the characters’ reactions about going to their grandparent’s house tell you about they feel? How does the author help to build this idea of “nostalgia”, and what feelings does this story create?

Let’s T alk About the Story Talk about the story. What are you thinking about their visit? –What made you think that? –I was thinking ________because _______. Why do you think the author wrote this book?

Discussion Continued... How is this conversation different from those that you have had in the past about books you have read? How could having a conversation like this benefit your child?

Prompts for Supporting Reading Wait and see DO NOT SOUND OUT What do you know about the word? Get your mouth ready to say that. Does that make sense? What would make sense in this part? Does that sound right? What might sound right? Make your reading sound like speaking

Think Within the Text (Literal) *Your discussion should be a conversation, not an interrogation about the book. Talk about the story (F) or what you learned (NF). Help your student give more information by saying things like: – What else? – Talk more about that. – What did you notice about this part (turning to a page of importance)?

Think Beyond the Text (Inferential) What are you thinking about … ? –What made you think that? –I was thinking ________because _______. How did you know what would happen at the end? Reread a section of interest, have the child close their eyes and visualize it: –What does this make you think? –I was thinking… I was wondering...What do you think?

Thinking About the Text (Author’s Choices) Why do you think the author wrote this book? (What did the author want you to understand?) When reading a familiar author/series: –Talk about the similarities/differences in the author's writing-think about why that might be. I was thinking about (character), I (state feeling) him/her because… –What do you think? What do you think about (character)?

Tips for Choosing Books Topic is of interest to your child (and you) Favorite author/series New author/series/genre you want to try Chapter books to share over time Picture books/short stories to read in one sitting Ensure that topic/theme is appropriate for age and development Consult teacher/librarian for more on topic/style/genre, etc. *Reading with your child is about enjoying a good book together; regardless of the level*

Tips for Reading With Your Child Your time together should be comfortable and fun Share the reading Allow your child to work through their reading –Prompt you child when meaning is being lost Talk with your child about what you’ve read, similar to the way you would speak to a friend or a book club.

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