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Below are some suggested tips you can use with your students. The downloadable PDF is a printable that can be shared with parents as well.
Below are some suggested tips you can use with your students. The downloadable PDF is a printable that can be shared with parents as well.
1.Take turns.
1.Take turns.
Children who are reluctant to read may be more willing to if you take turns reading either sentences or pages of their book. They will be motivated to continue reading and will also benefit from listening to fluent reading modelled for them.
Children who are reluctant to read may be more willing to if you take turns reading either sentences or pages of their book. They will be motivated to continue reading and will also benefit from listening to fluent reading modelled for them.
2. Cover parts of the page.
2. Cover parts of the page.
Some children become overwhelmed by seeing a page full of words and become nervous of ‘all the reading they have to do’. Cover the section of the page with a paper they aren’t reading and slide the paper down as they read uncovering the next sentence(s).
Some children become overwhelmed by seeing a page full of words and become nervous of ‘all the reading they have to do’. Cover the section of the page with a paper they aren’t reading and slide the paper down as they read uncovering the next sentence(s).
3. Pre-reading chat.
3. Pre-reading chat.
Discuss with your child what they think a text may be about and ask them to predict what words they might see in the text. This will get them in the reading mindset and support them in successful reading.
Discuss with your child what they think a text may be about and ask them to predict what words they might see in the text. This will get them in the reading mindset and support them in successful reading.
4. Follow their interests.
4. Follow their interests.
Children will be more interested in reading if it’s about a topic that interests them. Let them choose what they read and help them find texts (books, magazines, etc.) related to their interest.
Children will be more interested in reading if it’s about a topic that interests them. Let them choose what they read and help them find texts (books, magazines, etc.) related to their interest.
5. Read to them.
5. Read to them.
Children benefit from listening to fluent readers. On occasion you may want to point to the words as you read them so they continue to develop sight word (words they can read by just looking instead of sounding out) knowledge. This will also help them to develop an interest in reading.
Children benefit from listening to fluent readers. On occasion you may want to point to the words as you read them so they continue to develop sight word (words they can read by just looking instead of sounding out) knowledge. This will also help them to develop an interest in reading.
6. Sounding out vs. sight words.
6. Sounding out vs. sight words.
Sounding out is a useful reading strategy but the English language has many words that cannot be read using that strategy (e.g. yacht). Your child may become frustrated and reluctant to read if they are sounding out every word and struggle to do so. Find a balance between letting them use this strategy and supplying them with the word when they cannot. This will help them build their sight word knowledge and make reading less frustrating.
Sounding out is a useful reading strategy but the English language has many words that cannot be read using that strategy (e.g. yacht). Your child may become frustrated and reluctant to read if they are sounding out every word and struggle to do so. Find a balance between letting them use this strategy and supplying them with the word when they cannot. This will help them build their sight word knowledge and make reading less frustrating.
7. All reading counts!
7. All reading counts!
There are many types of text and they all provide good opportunities for reading! Comic books, children’s magazines, joke books, cookbooks etc. are all good opportunities for reading and can be motivating.
There are many types of text and they all provide good opportunities for reading! Comic books, children’s magazines, joke books, cookbooks etc. are all good opportunities for reading and can be motivating.
8. Audiobooks.
8. Audiobooks.
Similarly to reading to your children, audiobooks can be a great way to interest your children in reading by exposing them to different books. They can even follow along with a printed copy of the book to strengthen their reading skills.
Similarly to reading to your children, audiobooks can be a great way to interest your children in reading by exposing them to different books. They can even follow along with a printed copy of the book to strengthen their reading skills.
9.Make it relevant.
9.Make it relevant.
Create situations that make reading a meaningful skill. For example, reading the instructions of how to play a board game, reading a recipe to cook something together or looking up the answer to a question they have in a book or Internet page.
Create situations that make reading a meaningful skill. For example, reading the instructions of how to play a board game, reading a recipe to cook something together or looking up the answer to a question they have in a book or Internet page.
10. Model it.
10. Model it.
Create opportunities where you take time to read your own book/text and encourage your child to do the same. By modelling an interest in reading this may help to develop your child’s interest in reading.
Create opportunities where you take time to read your own book/text and encourage your child to do the same. By modelling an interest in reading this may help to develop your child’s interest in reading.
11. Read in your home language.
11. Read in your home language.
If English is not your child's home language it is important to also read together in that language. This will solidify your child's knowledge of the structure of language and make learning English easier. They will also transfer any reading skill they gain in their home language to reading in English.
If English is not your child's home language it is important to also read together in that language. This will solidify your child's knowledge of the structure of language and make learning English easier. They will also transfer any reading skill they gain in their home language to reading in English.
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