Reading
· Practice sight words/tricky words for 5 minutes daily-make a game of it
· Segment and Blend: say a simple word such as sam, cat, etc. and then break the word into their sounds. When they say each sound have your child touch their shoulder, elbow, and wrist. (ex. Sam /s/ (touch shoulder) /a/ (touch elbow) /m/ (touch wrist) ) Then blend the word back together as you slide your hand down your arm. Break words into larger parts (syllables).
· Play “Say it fast”: break a word into parts and have your child say it fast. “Look, there’s a spi/der (syllables). Can you say it fast?” As your child progresses, make it more challenging. “Look, there’s a
m/oo/se, can you say it fast?”
· Swap a letter-1st sound: Write a simple, short word that can be sounded out and help your child say the sounds, blend them and read the word. Then replace the first letter of the word. Ask your child to read the new word. For example: pot, not, cot, rot, lot, dot, tot.
· Sound Hunt: Have your child hunt for things around the house that start with a given sound (ex. Find all the things that start with the “mmmmmm” sound.) When riding in the car, look for things that start with a sound. To see how many sounds you can collect on the trip.
· Beginning Sound Game: Have your child choose a word (for example, bear). Ask him or her to identify the first sound of that word. If your child is unable to find the first sound, help him/her find that sound, (B-b-b-bear).
Which of these words is not like the other? Say a series of words with the same beginning sound and one that starts with a different sound: “cat, car, mop, can.”
· Beginning Sound Game: Have your child choose a word (for example, bear). Ask him or her to identify the first sound of that word. If your child is unable to find the first sound, help him/her find that sound, (B-b-b-bear).
· Beginning Sound Game: Have your child choose a word (for example, bear). Ask him or her to identify the first sound of that word. If your child is unable to find the first sound, help him/her find that sound, (B-b-b-bear).
- Vocabulary: Talk about words (meaning, use in a sentence, synonyms)
- Comprehension: Talk about books, articles, passages that you read. Connect them to your life expereinces.
Websites to explore:
www.abcya.com for both reading and math
www.readingrockets.org for parent
help ideas for reading
Must Do’s for Success!
· Read books together at home
· Be consistent with bedtime, attendance at school, and LIMIT the amount of time watching TV and other screen time.
· Follow through with rewards/praise when things are going well and consequences as needed.