“The more that you READ,
the more things you will KNOW
The more that you LEARN
the more places you’ll GO!
NorthElementarySchool
READING CONNECTION
- Dr. Seuss
March2017,Volume23,Page1
Read!Read!Read!
PROVE IT!
Every time you read with your child be sure to ask
questions before, during and after reading. While
asking your AFTER reading questions have your
child open the book and prove their answer.
Finding the answer in the text is a great skill for
readers to master.
Syllable Breaking Rules
WhenIdon’tknowaword…
Lookatthenumber of vowels.Everysyllablehas
tohaveatleastonevowel.
Arethereanyvowel teams?Aretheretwovowels
thatworktogether?
Example:ea,oi
(inea thefirstvowelislong,secondissilentor
theoi makesonesoundasinboil)
Breakoffcommonendings(suffix)and
beginnings(prefix).
Example:bright/est
IMPROVE FLUENCY
Fluency is measured by counting words read
correctly in a minute. You can help your
student increase their speed by reading at
home. The student begins reading orally from
the text on cue. After one minute call “time”.
Have the student mark where they stopped.
Repeat two more times, always starting at the
same place and marking how far they read.
They should work to improve the number of
words read each time. Have student graph
results. Celebrate with your child their
successes!
suzyred.com/repeatedreadingschart.pdf
Download graph
LookfortheVCCV pattern.Dividebetweenthe
consonants.Doubleconsonantsarealwaysa
goodplacetostart.
Example:dol/lar
Greedy vowels grabtheconsonantinfront,break
there(Breakbeforetheconsonantthatisbefore
thegreedyvowel.)
Example:lo/co/mo/tive
Lookforopen syllables and flex them(trydifferent
soundstomakeawordthatmakessense).
Example:pup/il orpu/pil
“Readingagoodbookhelpsusto
feelunalone.”
-JohnGreen
NorthElementarySchool
READING CONNECTION
March2017,Volume23,Page2
Read!Read!Read!
10WaystoBuildVocabulary
1.
WordoftheDay:Chooseanewword.Teachyourchildwhatitmeans.Youuseitandencourageyourchildto
useitthroughouttheday.
2.
BoardGames:PlayboardgamesthatfocusonusingwordssuchasApples,Taboo,Blurt,Scattergories, or
Boggle.Usethewordinasentencetocheckunderstanding.
3.
Detective:Findawordinthebookthatyourchilddoesnotknow.Trytousethecluesfromthetexttofigureit
out.Lookitupinthedictionary.
4.
TheAlphabetGame:Chooseacategorythengobackandforthsayingawordthatfitsinthatcategoryforeach
letterofthealphabet.
5.
MakeyourownDictionary:Drawpicturestohelprememberthewordsinsteadofwritingdefinitions.
6.
Describeit:Howmanywordscanyouthinkoftodescribeanoun?Thinkaboutthefivesenses.
7.
Don’tSayIt!Designatea“no-no”wordfortheday.Insteadofsayingthewordyoumustuseasynonym.
8.
WordJar:Createawordjarofwordsthataretrickywhenreading.Drawoneeachweektolearnandusein
conversation.
9.
CutItUp:Takeanoldnewspaperormagazineandcutupwordsthataretrickytoread.Gluethemintoa
journaloronapieceofpaper.Lookupthedefinitionsandusetheminasentence.
Making Connections
Good readers make connections
to themselves, other texts, and the
world to help themselves
understand what they’re reading.
Read!Read!Read!