by Stacey Schifferdecker
Reading readiness is defined as the time when a child transforms from being a non-reader to a reader. This can be a tough transition but is very rewarding. Not only are your children very proud of themselves as they learn to read, but children who learn to read well are better learners throughout their school years. Here are some tips to help your young elementary student become a better reader.
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by Ann Bowers
Reading comprehension is often considered to be difficult to teach. Here is a basic technique that should be used to teach reading comprehension and higher level thinking skills.
Prediction, Summarization, Previewing (Higher Level Thinking Skills)
Before starting to read a book, discuss the cover with your child and the name of the author. Ask your child to predict what might happen in the book. Preview the characters your child will be reading about and briefly summarize the plot for him/her. Previewing gives the child a “head start” in understanding the content.
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Why Personalized Books? First of all what are personalized books? A personalized book not only has the name of the child in the story, but incorporates them as a character in the story. That involvement grabs your childs interest, motivates them and helps build their self confidence. A
childrens story that is personalized makes learning fun and encourages reading. People, and children, natually learn quicker when they are doing something enjoyable or interesting.
One of the very best times of your child’s life is when you interact with him or her by reading aloud. and by helping him “read”.
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Teaching the Non-Reader to Read
By Ann Bowers
The child who is a non-reader may be age 3, 5, 7, or even 10. My husband, at the age of 10 in 1957, could barely read. Why? Because he had been taught by the “see and say” method of reading. Children were given little readers, told the words, and expected to remember them, without any means of “cracking the code.” After learning about 100-200 words, the children would get confused by words that looked alike (they and them, for instance) and their reading progress stopped. In 5th grade, my husband’s teacher, Mrs. Wasciepinez, (whom he remembers to this day) taught her students phonics and they learned to read. Today, John is a university graduate and software engineer.
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by Kerri Charette
Reading Opportunities are Everywhere
I was at the grocery store one day and noticed two items on my list that I did not place there. My large chain supermarket does not stock pee and poop, at least not that I know of. Coincidentally, the night before five-year-old Matt had drawn a poop and pee pizza with extra onions. I think I know who the culprit was.
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