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Tips for Reading
Spend time with your children talking, telling stories and
singing songs.
Read to and with your children every day.
Let your children help choose the books you read together.
Find a comfortable place to read and sit close to your
children.
Change your voice and the pace that you read to fit the story.
After reading a book, talk about the story.
Let your children see you reading books, newspapers, and magazines.
Take your children to the library regularly.
*From Minnesota Humanities Commission
www.minnesotahumanitites.org
Key
Ingredients for Successful Reading:
Find something
interesting to read
Change your tone
of voice: use low and high pitch, use squeaking sounds, whistles and
other mouth noises
Involve your child
in the reading
Discuss with your
child the people in the story and what happened
Play with the
ending: e.g. What happened to…? What if…?
Most
important…Laugh and have fun with your child!
Reading Tips for Parents of Preschoolers
Read together every day.
Build vocabulary by
giving everything a name.
Say
how much you enjoy reading.
Read with fun in your
voice.
Put the book away for a
while if your child loses interest or is having trouble paying
attention.
Be interactive – discuss
what’s happening in the book.
Read that favorite book
again and again!
Talk about writing, too.
Point out print
everywhere – talk about the written words you see.
Get your child evaluated
if you have concerns with language development, hearing or sight.
*From Reading Rockets
www.readingrockets.org
You Are Your Child's First Teacher!!!
That’s why it’s important that you show them
how much fun reading can be and prepare them for learning to read.
Playing games, singing songs, having conversations, and reading aloud are
all great ways to give children the literacy skills they need to enter
school. These activities help children connect the words they hear
with the words they see—the first step to becoming a strong reader.
The
Importance of Conversation
Talking to
your children is one of the most important things you can do to prepare them
for reading. Your conversations will teach them new words and help
them learn to talk and listen to others. To make sure your children
get the most from your conversations:
**Use
words you would use with adults and avoid “baby talk”
**Ask
open-ended questions such as, “Why do you think that happened?”
**Be
a patient listener. Letting them complete their thoughts
will help build their confidence and improve their ability to
express themselves.
Word Pickup
You probably remember playing pickup sticks as a youngster.
Use this new version to build your child’s reading skills.
Materials: 26 craft sticks, a permanent marker
On each stick, write a word beginning with a different letter of the
alphabet (apple, boat, color). To play, drop the sticks into a heap.
The first player tries to pick up one stick without moving any others.
If he succeeds, he reads the word and puts the stick next to him. If
he moves a stick, his turn is over.
Players take turns choosing a stick and reading the new word
along with the old ones. Keep playing until all the sticks are gone. The
player with the most sticks wins.
Note: When no one can pick up a stick without disturbing the
other sticks, scatter them again.
From
Reading Connection, October 2007
Reading
is a basic life skill. It is a cornerstone for a child's success in school,
and, indeed, throughout life.
Without
the ability to read well, opportunities for personal fulfillment and job
success will be inevitably lost.
Source: Becoming a Nation of Readers:
The Report of the Commission on Reading, 2002
   
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