Reading Strategies
Reading at home is incredibly important. Try these strategies with your family to have fun reading together at home.
RAISING READERS (Resources: Reading Rockets and Scholastic)
Visit the library early and often.
Read together, even after they become an independent reader.
Find reading and writing in everyday things.
Offer a variety of reading materials (e.g. magazines, eBooks, audiobooks, etc.)
Let them choose! Studies show that children are more likely to stick with a book that they chose.
Allow Graphic Novels. Studies show that graphic novels introduce more new vocabulary words than chapter books. They also teach decoding skills and visual literacy skills.
Set an example. Children are more likely to read if they see parents reading.
Create a cozy reading nook.
BEGINNING READERS
If you are just starting to read, show a family member how you use your pointer finger while reading.
Choral Read: Read the same text at the same time with a family member.
Echo Read: Your family member reads a sentence or paragraph and then you read the same one copying their expression and pace.
My Turn Your Turn Reading: Take turns reading sentences, paragraphs or chapters.
READING COMPREHENSION (Resource: @topteacher on Instagram)
Reading On: This is when I keep reading on to work out the meaning of the text and predict unknown words.
Inferring: This is when I think about what is happening in the story and add my own ideas. These might be the same or different to the author's.
Tracking: This is when I match words by pointing then tracking line by line.
Fluency: This is when I read with appropriate pace, phrasing, and meaningful expression
Chunking: When I see a word I do not know I work out the sounds, or parts of the word, then join them together to read the whole word.
Picture Clues: When I use the pictures to PREDICT and CONFIRM the words I am reading.
Creating Images:
Prior Knowledge: This is when I think about what I know about the content or text structure.