How to Help When Your Child is Reading to You
If your child needs help when he/she is reading, use some of the following suggestions:
If your child needs help when he/she is reading, use some of the following suggestions:
- Give your child time to think.
- Encourage him/her to go back and read it again.
- Let your child think about what would make sense.
- Let your child look at the pictures.
- Have your child start the word by saying the first sound of the word.
- Help your child find a part of the word he/she might know.
- If your child still doesnt know, tell the word by asking, "Could the word be____?" Reading a Storybook to Your Child.
Before Reading: - Show the cover of the book.
- Read the title.
- Discuss the illustrations on the cover.
- Encourage predictions ( What do you think will happen?)
- Discuss the author and the illustrator.
- Give a brief summary of the book.
During Reading: - Read in an expressive voice.
- Invite your child to join in on repetitive phrases.
- Monitor the child's understanding of the story.
- Explain any new concepts to the child.
- Stop at appropriate points in the book and encourage predictions.
After Reading: - Discuss the story. (Ask questions such as: "What was your favorite part of the story?"" What was the problem in the story? How was the problem solved?"
- Link events in the story with your child's own experiences.
- Engage your child in activities which build on or extend the story. For example: Have your child draw a picture to illustrate his/her favorite part of the story.