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The videos in our library are for anyone to view. We hope they are a useful resource to help your child grow in confidence, skill, and the joy of reading.
However, some parents, as part of a collaborative effort with teachers, are asked to watch, and encouraged to practice, specific strategies modeled in these videos.
If this is your first time to our Video Library, please watch "Tiny Goes to the Library" before watching the video assigned to you. This video is important for setting up a regular time of reading with your keiki. After watching the title assigned to you, please follow-up with the activities on the checklist sent home by your childʻs teacher.
Videos by Book Titles
The Basics of a Successful Reading Time at Home
This video shares important habits and attitudes for a reading time at home. Aunty Hazel will also show a few ways to begin and read through a simple book, and then follow that with a fun way to help your child learn sight words.
Previewing Character Names and Using Picture Clues
Whether we are learning to read or reading to learn, we all come to “hard parts” in our reading. In this video, Aunty Hazel models how adults can support a child through “hard parts” using the strategies of: 1)reading character names, and 2)using picture clues. She will also share a second fun activity in building your childʻs sight word confidence. Thank you for partnering with us to build a literate community!
Pointing and Using Picture Clues
As keiki learn to read, they will need many tools to help them get past those “hard spots.” In this video, Aunty Hazel will explain the importance of pointing. She will also revisit looking at the clues in a picture to give meaning to unfamiliar words. Mahalo for investing time into your childʻs future!
Reading with End Punctuation Marks
Paying attention to the punctuation marks at the end of sentences helps readers make sense of the words and marks on a page. In this video, Aunty Hazel models reading with the punctuation marks at the end of sentences. These include the period, question mark, and punctuation mark. She will also share her activity for using items in your home to practice reading sight words. Thank you for choosing to give the gift of your time and attention to your keiki!
Reading to Understand the Problem of a Story
Reading to understand the problem helps a young reader make sense of an entire story. In this video, Aunty Hazel points out that stories carry a reader through the beginning, middle, and end of a problem. Enjoy her reading of the book and see if you can identify the end of the problem in this fun book. Thank you for being a learner-in-progress!
Reading with Dialogue
Authors use dialogue, where characters speak to one another, to tell stories. Often, young readers can get confused or miss parts of a story when first introduced to dialogue. In this video, Aunty Hazel explains and models using words and marks to change her voice as she follows the dialogue of a story. Enjoy her word building bingo game with your keiki! Mahalo for keeping literacy alive in our community!
Two Strategies for Reading Longer Words
Readers of all ages will always need ways to read new words. In this video, Aunty Hazel models two ways: 1) Look at the parts of a word, and 2) Ask: "Where have you seen that word before?" Following that, she shares a great idea for using alphabet stickers in a fun way to help your young reader recreate sight words. Enjoy! And mahalo for making the time to support your childʻs literacy success!
Sequencing: Finding the Story in the Order of Events, Part 1.
Seeing the order of events helps young readers understand stories, but they often need guidance to place detailed actions into larger events. Aunty Hazel models chunking actions into larger events through the use of talk to help shape the thinking of young readers. Her game of Concentration to help your keiki learn sight words, will be a hit with your family. Thank you for investing in the confidence of your young reader!
Sequencing: Finding the Story in the Order of Events, Part 2
The order of events helps tell the story. Often the beginning leads to the middle, which leads to the end. Understanding how one leads to the next can take time and guidance for young readers. In this video, Aunty Hazel shows us how to "chunk" small actions into the sections of beginning, middle, and end with the use of talk. Enjoy her use of a white board (or an inexpensive substitute) to get your keiki familiar with sight words through the practice of writing. Mahalo for your commitment to raising a reader!
Using Words of Order
Helping young readers focus on the order of a few events can help them deepen their understanding of the overall story. In this video, Aunty Hazel explains the use of words of order like first, next, after, and last and uses these words to ask questions to encourage thoughtful responses. Her word activity of using Playdoh to trace words is a fun (and gooey!) way to help young readers focus on letters within words. Do you know the benefits of reading to your child for 10 minutes everyday? If not, youʻll love the first minute of this video. If you are already spending 10 minutes reading to your keiki - youʻre our hero!
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