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It is so very important that children read OFTEN, preferably every day, for at least 15 minutes. However, it is also important that your child enjoy reading so forcing him/her to read does not always achieve this goal. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you find reading time to be a struggle so that we can work together to try and find ways to make it more pleasurable.
Remember the following when helping your child:
It is so very important that children read OFTEN, preferably every day, for at least 15 minutes. However, it is also important that your child enjoy reading so forcing him/her to read does not always achieve this goal. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you find reading time to be a struggle so that we can work together to try and find ways to make it more pleasurable.
Remember the following when helping your child:
- Ensure your child has a good fit book! (This means 98% of the words are accurately read). Harder books can be read with an adult, but should be read maybe once every 6 books. (A harder book is still one your child can read at a 90% to 97% accuracy rate). You want to eliminate the need to correct your child far too much and/or frustrate him/her.
- Encourage your child to re-read books. This will help him/her develop better confidence, fluency and sight word base. It will remind him/her of strategies used the first time when reading that book.
- Get your child to make predictions before and throughout the story. Have/him her confirm these predictions. Ask questions or have your child ask YOU questions. It is important that your child is understanding what he/she is reading, not just decoding a bunch of words.
- Encourage your child to read with other adults, siblings, pets, stuffies, etc...
- Get your child to record him/herself reading. Children love to hear themselves AND this will allow them a better opportunity to hear what they could do differently when reading.