I am excited to be starting another new school year! My goal is to make reading fun for kids.
There are so many activities you can do at home to encourage your child's reading development and
make reading a more enjoyable experience for them. Read with them every single night. Snuggle in
with a good book at bedtime, or maybe read as a family after dinner. Children learn by watching, so
model what a good reader does. Pick up the newspaper, read a recipe, make a family story together.
Discuss good books and why they are interesting. Have fun!

Here are a list of books that are great for shared reading at
home:

Miss Nelson Is Missing, Harry Allard
Chrysanthemum, Kevin Henkes
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Judith Viorst
Good Night Moon, Margaret Wise Brown
Frog and Toad, Arnold Lobel
Amelia Bedelia, Peggy Parrish
Henry and Mudge, Cynthia Rylant
Nate the Great, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Bad Case of Stripes, David Shannon
Froggy Gets Dressed, Jonathan London

Other great reading sources, and fun for kids, are magazine subscriptions. Some good ones are:

Ladybug (www.cricketmagazine.com)
Spider (www.cricketmagazine.com)
Time for Kids (www.timeforkids.com)
Ranger Rick (www.nwf.org)
Sports Illustrated for Kids (www.SIKIDS.com)


Focus on the following activities as you read together:
*Identify the title and author
*Comment on the cover illustration
*Scan through the pages
*Establish the W's: who, what, where, when, why
*Relate the story and events to your child's existing knowledge and interests
*Predict future events
*Summarize the main ideas
*Generate questions as you read
*Clarify difficult words or confusing concepts
*Use imagery or visualization
*Retell the sequence of events
*ENJOY THE STORY

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time.