How can I help my child at home?
The following reading strategies are the basis of Guided Reading, the reading instruction used by your child's classroom teacher. Parents may utilize them as well. If your child comes to a word he doesn’t know: 1. Tell the child to look at the picture. You may tell the child the word is something that can be seen in the picture, if that is the case.
2. Tell the child to look for chunks (or parts he knows) in the word, such as “it” in sit, “at” in mat, or “and” and “ing” in standing.
3. Ask the child to re-read and get his/her mouth ready to say the word by shaping the mouth for the beginning letter. Many times it just pops out because it make sense.
4. Ask the child to go on and read to the end of the sentence. Often by reading the other words in context, the child can figure out the unknown word.
5. If the child says the wrong word while reading, ask questions like:
Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense?
The following reading strategies are the basis of Guided Reading, the reading instruction used by your child's classroom teacher. Parents may utilize them as well. If your child comes to a word he doesn’t know: 1. Tell the child to look at the picture. You may tell the child the word is something that can be seen in the picture, if that is the case.
2. Tell the child to look for chunks (or parts he knows) in the word, such as “it” in sit, “at” in mat, or “and” and “ing” in standing.
3. Ask the child to re-read and get his/her mouth ready to say the word by shaping the mouth for the beginning letter. Many times it just pops out because it make sense.
4. Ask the child to go on and read to the end of the sentence. Often by reading the other words in context, the child can figure out the unknown word.
5. If the child says the wrong word while reading, ask questions like:
Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense?