Reading at home
These are resources that are available for students and their parents / carer to use at home.
Being a confident reader helps students progress well in all other subjects so this is a good place to start if you're looking to help your child make good progress with school.
Guides for parents / carers
How should I read at home with my child?
I recommend trying dyad reading. The dyad reading method is one way of reading with your child that is research based and shown to help students grow in their reading abilities. It is also a fun way to bond with your children!
What is dyad reading?
Click here for a video for how and why
Share one book and sit side by side
Both read aloud – The adult a little louder and faster
Track with one finger beneath the text
Keep eyes on the words
Write down unknown words and talk about them
Have fun!
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How can I help my child read more fluently?
Model Fluent reading
Choral Reading
Timed Reading
Marked Reading
Re-read Favorite books
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Read at home resources
GetEpic.com
A large library of English books. Students may have their own account from school already. It is possible to read 1 book each day for free. After that it is $80 per year for unlimited access. The best thing about this app / website is that it will "read to you" and highlight the words. This can be a great help for beginning readers or readers who need some extra help.
If you're looking for ideas on which books or series for your child to read on Epic click the links below for lists of recommended reads:
A list of recommended books
This is an article on Lexile levels by Scholastic.
This is a list of books for Grade 2-3, Lexile levels 240-570.
This is a list of books for Grade 4+, Lexile levels 610-900.
Does your child like YouTube?
There's a lot of read aloud videos on YouTube. Check out this page with suggested channels and playlist.
High interest / Low level books
These are books written for children in the middle grades. The writing style is designed to be easy to read for children reading at a lower level. However, these books are also engaging chapter books. Reading a book that looks and feels like those your peers are reading can help build self-esteem and confidence.
High-Interest Easy to Read Books for middle-grade readers - If you wish to purchase a book for your child but you're not sure what's an appropriate level please email us wfyles@swlauriersb.qc.ca or twinskell@swlauriersb.qc.ca.
Sometimes these books are available from the library as an ebook. "The Bad Guys" is available as an ebook from the Laurentides public library system, all you need is a free library card and a computer or ipad, https://crsbpl.overdrive.com/.
Access and read classic children's books
Free access to classic children's books at https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/classic-childrens-books/
Applications for beginner readers
Smash Education
https://login.smasheducation.com/login
If students need to work on specific areas they may have been assigned some tasks on Smash. It's great if they can login at home and complete some of the activities any chance that they have.
Duolingo, Duolingo Kids, Duolingo ABC
Theses are 3 different apps. Duolingo is great for older students who want to practice French (or any language)
Duolingo Kids is a great language learning app for younger kids.
Duolingo ABC is great for kids from Pre-K to Grade 2 to learn English.
Khan Academy Kids
This is a great app for learning for kids between Pre-K and Grade 2. There are audiobooks, math problems, phonics games and more.
Here is the link to the app.
Extra resources
Learn Quebec free online tutoring
https://www.learnquebec.ca/what-is-online-tutoring-
Register to get free online tutoring from Quebec qualified teachers.
Ideas on how to build children's vocabulary
Signs of Dyslexia
http://dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/signs-of-dyslexia/