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Links for Parents
Developmental Milestones For Age-Levels and More
http://www.parenttoolkit.com/
Motivating Video on Body Language and Confidence
http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are#t-431217
Article on Body Language
http://www.prevention.com/mind-body/emotional-health/how-posture-and-body-language-affect-your-feelings
6 Ways to Help Children Cope with Frustration
Ways Parents Can Help With Reading, Spelling, Math
10 Ways to Practice Multiplication Facts
7 Styles of Learning
Talk About School With Your Kids
YouTube for Kids - Step by step instruction on how to turn on YouTube "Safe Search."
An Inside Look at ADHD
Interesting article - 4 Steps to Bully-Proof Girls in the Early Grades
Interesting article - Reluctant Readers: 5 ways to gently build your child's reading confidence
Interesting article - How to Help Kids Improve Fluency
10 Ways to Make Reading Fun!
1. Have your child read the story to you and then let him or her give you a quiz about the book's characters, plot and setting.
2. Allow your child to paint or draw a scene from the story and then write a summary.
3. Read the story together in a funny place (example: a living room blanket fort).
4. Read the story to your child in different voices.
5. Tape yourself or other family members reading a favorite story. Allow your child to follow along with the tape.
6. Give your child a sticker chart. Add a sticker for every 10 minutes your child reads. When he or she fills the chart, give them a small reward.
7. Write your own story for your child to read. Allow him or her to create illustrations for your story.
8. Create a story together about your family. Use photographs to add a personal touch to your story.
9. Read the story together. Then, look for words from the story in other print (magazines, cereal boxes, newspapers, etc.). Go on a word scavenger hunt. You could even make charts with the words the, and, there, & go. See who can find the most words!
10. Take a Road Trip! Visit your local library or book store for discovering new books. Also, inquire about scheduled events that promote literacy.
Reading and Word-Attack Strategies
Reading is more than sounding out words. In fact, it is the process of taking the coded system of letter sounds and combining them to making words and linking them together towards ultimately creating a clear and meaningful message.
“Good readers” actively use a variety of reading strategies simultaneously to command a stronger sense of understanding from what is being read. These strategies, when taught explicitly and in a systematic manner, have proven to effectively increase the reading performance of struggling readers.
The column to the right lists many of the strategies that “good readers” use for increasing and enhancing their overall reading performance.
Have fun practicing these reading strategies with your children!
STRATEGIES
Make Predictions
Visualize
Ask and Answer Questions
Retell and Summarize
Connect the Text to Life Experiences, Other Text, or Prior Knowledge
Word-Attack Strategies
Developmental Milestones For Age-Levels and More
http://www.parenttoolkit.com/
Motivating Video on Body Language and Confidence
http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are#t-431217
Article on Body Language
http://www.prevention.com/mind-body/emotional-health/how-posture-and-body-language-affect-your-feelings
6 Ways to Help Children Cope with Frustration
Ways Parents Can Help With Reading, Spelling, Math
10 Ways to Practice Multiplication Facts
7 Styles of Learning
Talk About School With Your Kids
YouTube for Kids - Step by step instruction on how to turn on YouTube "Safe Search."
An Inside Look at ADHD
Interesting article - 4 Steps to Bully-Proof Girls in the Early Grades
Interesting article - Reluctant Readers: 5 ways to gently build your child's reading confidence
Interesting article - How to Help Kids Improve Fluency
10 Ways to Make Reading Fun!
1. Have your child read the story to you and then let him or her give you a quiz about the book's characters, plot and setting.
2. Allow your child to paint or draw a scene from the story and then write a summary.
3. Read the story together in a funny place (example: a living room blanket fort).
4. Read the story to your child in different voices.
5. Tape yourself or other family members reading a favorite story. Allow your child to follow along with the tape.
6. Give your child a sticker chart. Add a sticker for every 10 minutes your child reads. When he or she fills the chart, give them a small reward.
7. Write your own story for your child to read. Allow him or her to create illustrations for your story.
8. Create a story together about your family. Use photographs to add a personal touch to your story.
9. Read the story together. Then, look for words from the story in other print (magazines, cereal boxes, newspapers, etc.). Go on a word scavenger hunt. You could even make charts with the words the, and, there, & go. See who can find the most words!
10. Take a Road Trip! Visit your local library or book store for discovering new books. Also, inquire about scheduled events that promote literacy.
Reading and Word-Attack Strategies
Reading is more than sounding out words. In fact, it is the process of taking the coded system of letter sounds and combining them to making words and linking them together towards ultimately creating a clear and meaningful message.
“Good readers” actively use a variety of reading strategies simultaneously to command a stronger sense of understanding from what is being read. These strategies, when taught explicitly and in a systematic manner, have proven to effectively increase the reading performance of struggling readers.
The column to the right lists many of the strategies that “good readers” use for increasing and enhancing their overall reading performance.
Have fun practicing these reading strategies with your children!
STRATEGIES
Make Predictions
Visualize
Ask and Answer Questions
Retell and Summarize
Connect the Text to Life Experiences, Other Text, or Prior Knowledge
Word-Attack Strategies