Mrs. Brannigan

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<DIV align=center>SILENT READING<BR>
FOR PLEASURE</DIV>
<DIV align=left>Reading for pleasure allows your child (especially reluctant or struggling readers) the opportunity to practice the foundation skills taught in the primary grades:</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • phonics</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • sight vocabulary</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • comprehension skills</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • word attack with multi-syllable word skills</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • identifying main ideas</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • concentration</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • fluency</DIV>
<DIV align=left>Reading well <STRONG><U>profoundly</U></STRONG> affects your child's academic success. Studies have shown that children who read for pleasure:</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • have a bigger knowledge of life and culture</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • have a bigger prospective of their environment</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • have a larger, more formal vocabulary</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • have a greater fluency in their communication</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • use their imagination, a life-long tool</DIV>
<DIV align=left>     • better understand the wording and phrasing of questions on tests</DIV>
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Mrs. Brannigan

Silent reading