1. Raising Ravenous Readers: Fostering Your Childs Love of Reading

2. What to do… provide frequent opportunities to share a book with your child set aside time everyday – the same time and setting choose books to read together stash books around the house, in the car let your child catch you reading

3. Choosing the Correct Book Ask your child about what he/she likes to read Ask your child what is the theme of the unit they are reading in school Visit the public library Read the book your child borrows from the school library Visit the Family Resource Room – there are books to borrow there

4. Enjoying a book with your child Talk about the pictures before you begin to read and make predictions talk about what happened, what might happen Invite your child to link story events with his/her own life Model reading smoothly and with expression to promote fluent reading and create interest My turn, your turn

5. Repeated Reading Reread favorites – this allows children to internalize story structure and anticipate what will happen next in the book Allows your child to join in as you read Aids in word recognition – it can take up to 30 exposures to a word before it is recognized

6. Book Ideas for Students in Grades Two and Three Fiction Series Non-fiction –DK Readers –DK Eyewitness –Angela Royston –Seymour Simon Poetry –www.gigglepoetry.comwww.gigglepoetry.com –Boxcar Children –Encyclopedia Brown –Flat Stanley –Fudge –Geronimo Stilton –Ivy and Bean –Ramona Quimby –Stink –Diary of a Wimpy Kid –Judy Moody –Magic Tree House –A to Z Mysteries –The 39 Clues –Adventures of the Bailey Schools Kids –The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes –Junie B. Jones

7. Questions Robin E. Otis Haskins Literacy Coach ausar001@hartfordschools.org 860.695.5413