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small medium large This page offers strategies for how to help at home, strategies to use to develop reading skills and comprehension, and other helpful hints to get your children reading! You are never too old to be read to! Reading aloud with your children is an excellent activity to do together at home. Reading aloud helps build the desire to read and provides children with a model of good reading. Even if you choose 1 or 2 nights a week to read aloud, it will help build an interest in books. Here are a few tips: 1. Encourage participation: If there's repetition in the story, have your children say the key phrases with you. You can also ask for predictions as you read. 2. Get cozy: Find a comfortable place to read or make a special spot for reading together. 3. Remove distractions: Make your reading spot as quiet as possible so that your children are focused on reading. 4. Keep it on their level: If your children are having trouble following the plot of a story or the language is too hard, don't be afraid to abandon the book and find one that's more enjoyable for everyone. Strategies for younger readers: 1. When faced with an unknown word, have your child look at the pictures. Pictures often help readers decode words. 2. Have your children get their mouths ready to make the first sound. This helps when they are trying to figure out the word. 3. CHUNK the word by looking for a part they know. For example: standing If your child were having trouble sounding out this word, you could cover the st- and the -ing with your fingers and ask them to read 'and' in the middle. By finding a familiar word or rime (-at, -ick, etc.), students will be better able to decode new words. 4. SKIP the word and then go back and reread. Ask your child to think about what would make sense. This is where it is helpful to focus on beginning and ending sounds. 5. REREAD sentences that didn't make sense or where a word was misread. Think about if it sounds right. Reread and think about what would make better sense. 6. THINK about the meaning of the story. Use your knowledge of the topic to help reading comprehension.
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