To encourage emergent readers in our classroom the students will have reading folders, which will be their reading homework. I typically begin reading folders second semester. In the reading folder, there will be a book or passage at your child’s reading level and a journal page. I encourage you to sit down with your child and listen to him or her read the story. After reading ask your child some questions to get him or her thinking about what he or she has just read. For example: who was in the story, where did the story take place, etc. After reading and discussing the story, your child will complete the journal page and return the folder back to school. When your child returns his or her signed folder and journal page, he or she will receive a treasure from the treasure box.
· Why does the title make sense?
· How many words (or letters) are on the page?
· Who is the story mostly about?
· If you could add a page to the book, what would you write?
· What did you like about the story?
· Does it remind you of anything in your life?
· Which of the characters did you like best? Why?
· Point to your favorite picture in the story. Why do you like it?