Reading Tips

There are many ways to help your child become the best reader they can be. When your child is reading, please remind them of the reading tips below. These are strategies that we use often during our Reading Group instruction and they should be familiar to our students. We have also included ideas by grade level in the "Reading Tips" drop down menu above.

Before you read...

• Take a picture walk

• Count the number of paragraphs in the story or chapter

• Make a prediction - what do you think the story will be about?

While you are reading…

• Look for sight words

• Pay attention to punctuation

• Read silently AND aloud

• Time yourself for 1 minute, then time yourself again. Did you read more words the second time?

After you read...

• Read it again! Multiple reading will increase your fluency and you will learn something new

• Summarize what you read in a reading journal

• Answer comprehension questions in complete sentences:

Remember we never start an answer with “because”

Find proof of your answer in the story

Write down the page number or paragraph where you find proof

*If your child is struggling...

• Choose a book that is at a lower level to develop confidence

• Read aloud to your child and then have them reread after you

• While you are reading, stop every so often and have your child read a few words

• Give positive feedback