Ideas and Resources to Support Literacy at Home (PreK - 12th)
When families take part in their child’s literacy development they can help improve their child’s reading ability, comprehension, and language skills. It can also improve your child’s interest in reading, attitude towards reading, and focus.
To find more information, please click on the following presentation that will help you take part in the literacy experience at home to develop children’s reading and language skills. Click Here
Families play an important role in supporting children’s literacy development below you will find some ideas and resources broken down by grade level.
Ideas and resources for families with children in PreK - 1st grade
When you talk to your child it helps your child to learn about letters and letter sounds, learn new words and ideas, practice hearing and saying words, and practice talking back and forth
Reading with your child helps your child learn new sounds, words, and ideas, link letters to their sounds, and learn how books work.
Resources
Tips for Families: Engaging Children in Conversations - This tip-sheet describes effective practices for engaging children in conversations
Tips for Families: Asking Questions - this tip-sheet describes effective practices for asking questions
Ideas and resources for families with children from 2nd - 4th grade
Reading with your child helps your child learn new words and ideas, understand the purpose for reading, and develop thinking and problem-solving skills
Ask questions that are about ideas or words from the book, can be answered with more than one or two words
Resources
Read Aloud Routine - This one-pager provides examples on how to read aloud to elementary age children to enhance their vocabulary and comprehension
Fluency at home - This one-pager describes paired family readings and provides a ten-step read aloud planning sequence to use with children in kindergarten through 5th grade
Ideas and resources for families with adolescents from 5th - 12th grade
When engaging in a conversation with your child, talk about school, friends or current events. Ask questions about what you child is reading, listen to his answers, and discuss information read together
Motivate your child to read. Talk about how reading can be enjoyable.
Resources
Parenting tips for teaching older kids conversation skills - Need tips to help your child learn good conversational skills? Check out this activity!
How do I engage in partner reading with my adolescent - this informational sheers describes how parents can engage in partner reading with their adolescent
Additional Articles with Tips to Improve Literacy
Read Anything and Everything with Your Child (PreK - 3rd grade)
Fall in Love with Reading: Ten Simple Things you can do at home (PreK - 12th grade)
Family Involvement Makes a Difference (Family tips)
Helpful Literacy Tips for families (All ages)