Effective Parent Involvement in Foster Reading Habits
Discover practical strategies for parents to foster a love of reading in their children, including making reading a family lifestyle, choosing suitable books, and engaging in before, during, and after reading activities to enhance comprehension and critical thinking skills.
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Reading Strategies for Parents Parent Involvement Meeting January 15, 2014
The single most important thing that a parent can do to help their child acquire language, prepare their child for school, and instill a love of learning in their child, is to read to them (Russ, 2007).
How can we make reading part of our family s lifestyle? Turn off the tube. Start by limiting your family s television viewing time. Teach by example. If you have books, newspapers and magazines around your house, and your child sees you reading, then your child will learn that you value reading. You can t over-estimate the value of modeling. Read together. Reading with your child is a great activity. It not only teaches your child that reading is important to you, but it also offers a chance to talk about the book, and often other issues will come up. Visit the library. Try finding library books about current issues or interests in your family s or child s life, and then reading them together. For example, read a book about going to the dentist prior to your child s next dental exam, or get some books about sea life after a trip to the beach.
How to choose a just right book Choose an author or topic you like Look at the picture on the cover. Read the title. Does it look interesting? The Five- Finger Rule: 0 1 Fingers-Too Easy 2-3 Fingers -Just Right 4-5 Fingers -Too Hard
Before Reading Questions Activate background knowledge, make predictions, and review difficult vocabulary By looking at the title/ front cover, what do you think this story will be about? What do you already know about this topic? Why are you reading this book? What is your goal? (Set a purpose for reading.) Why do you think the author wrote this story?
During Reading Questions Make sure your child is using reading strategies and self-monitoring What did you learn about after reading that page, paragraph, chapter, etc.? Do you need to reread the paragraph to understand what the author is saying? Do you need to slow down your reading in order to understand the ideas? What strategies can you use to better understand the text?
After Reading Questions Discuss the text, make connections, ask questions What are the main ideas of this text? What is the overall theme of this story? What connections did you make with the information in this text? Would you recommend this text to other readers? Why or why not?
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