Literacy Corner
Reading with your child spells success in early literacy!
Just by engaging your child in some easy and fun reading activities, you can make a difference in helping your child develop into a successful reader.
- Read with your child everyday.
- Read stories with rhymes. Invite your child to join in.
- Discuss new words and their meaning.
- Stop and ask questions about the story. Ask about the setting, the characters, and the plot.
- Read all types of print. Rhymes, magazines, song books, or poems.
- Let your child see you read.
- Make reading time a fun time!
Create a Writing Box!
Fill a box with writing and drawing materials. Fun ideas can be markers, colored pencils, stickers, different types of paper and envelopes, stampers, and the list can go on and on.
Find opportunities for your child to write... a note to grandma, a shopping list, a Christmas list, birthday cards, cartoons, or maybe even their own story book.
Have fun and be creative!
Daily 5
"The Daily Five" are the tasks listed below that help your child improve his/her reading and writing skills independently or following a group lesson in the classroom.
- Read to self.
- Read with someone.
- Work on writing.
- Listen to reading.
- Work with words.
One thing you might notice is that your child won't bring home as many worksheets. While they keep children busy, they don't really result in a high level of learning. Instead, your child will be taught to choose "Good Fit Books" or books they can read, understand, and find interesting during "The Daily Five."
Please think of your child's classroom as you visit garage sales or clean your child's bookcase. Books that are in nice condition can be added to classroom libraries, making them as appealing as browsing in a bookstore!
ABC's of Reading for Parents
(Author Unknown)
- Ask your child about their school day
- Begin each day with a good breakfast
- Congratulate your child for doing well
- Discuss homework with your child
- Encourage your child to R EA D
- Find a quiet place for your child to study
- Give your child responsibility
- Hug your child to build self esteem
- Include your child in family decisions
- Join the library with your child
- Keep your child on a schedule
- Limit TV viewing by selecting programs with your child
- M ake the time you spend with your child special
- Notice and discuss changes in your child's behavior
- Offer to help your child organize school materials
- Provide your child with good role models
- Question the activities your child shares with friends
- Respect your child's right to have different opinions from yours
- Share an interst or hobby with your child
- Take time to listen to your child
- Urge your child to read
- V isit places of interest with your child
- Work with your child to set up rules of behavior
- Xerox and save records and papers that benefit your child
- Yield results by encouraging your child to do their best
- Zoom through these ABC's again and again!