Minty, the Story of Young Harriett Tubman. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Infants, toddlers, and beginning readers will have a wonderful time listening to these favorite stories read to them by parents. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear. Sentence structure is varied and child need not rely on repetition or patterned sentences. –“The Reading Mother,” by Strickland Gillilan, from Best Loved Poems of the People Fluent ReadersĬhild is able to read independently and reads fluently for meaning. You may have tangible wealth untold: Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold, richer than I you can never be-I had a Mother who read to me. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Child uses print and pictures to read a story and begins to point to actual words being read. –Orville Prescott, A Father Reads to His Children Early ReadersĬhild begins to use knowledge of letter/sound relationships and is developing a sight vocabulary of high frequency words (a, and, the, etc.). Someone has to lure them into the wonderful world of the written word someone has to show them the way. Child uses pictures to retell what is in a book.įew children learn to love books by themselves. Telling the word to the child is okay at times.Ĭhild is learning about print and is becoming aware that print tells a story or gives information. Ask the child, “Do you see a part of the word that you know?”. Have the child look at the word and say it slowly as you run your finger under it. Ask the child, “What word would make sense and begins with that letter?”. Skip the word or phrase and come back to it later. Have the child look at the pictures to see if they give any clues. Ask the child, “what would make sense here?”. What Should I Do When My Child Gets Stuck? Most importantly, daily support from parents and adults significantly increases success in reading. rich and varied experiences (visits to the zoo, aquarium, museums, fairs, etc.). parents/adults who read and value reading. accessible books that interest children. awareness of letters, words, labels, and letter sounds in real-life contexts. awareness of print around them (cereal boxes, store signs, freeway signs, etc.). exposure to books and literature from infancy. Research findings in early literacy have shown that the most important factors enabling children to become readers are: These are natural and meaningful ways to know if your child is understanding the story. 
Differing ideas add value to conversations about stories. We know that readers understand books differently, depending on their experiences.
Explore comments or connections that might not yet make sense all learners’ responses are purposeful and show their attempts to make the reading meaningful.ĭiscuss the predictions, opinions, thoughts, ideas, connections, and questions you and your child may have. discuss the predictions, opinions, thoughts, ideas, connections, and questions you and your child may have.Įncourage your child to spontaneously comment on events and characters in the story.allow your child to spontaneously comment on events and characters in the story.Have fun sharing the reading material and your time together! Discontinue the reading if the reading experience becomes tense. Child and parent read together. Take turns reading paragraphs or pages in a challenging or long book.You may even let your child choose the books. Be sure the books will interest your child. You may choose books above your child’s reading ability. Parent reads to child. Read aloud to your child to build positive attitudes toward books, to develop an understanding of written language, and to enjoy the sound of spoken language.Have your child reread the same material to develop more confident reading ability. Emphasize your child’s positive achievements. Your child gains confidence in reading ability. As you work together, celebrate your child’s efforts and successes–just as you did when your child learned to walk and talk. This brochure describes ways you can help your child as a reader. Supporting a child is best accomplished when parents and teachers share common methods and basic understandings about the reading process. Parents and teachers play important roles in developing young readers. Learning to read doesn’t happen magically.
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