“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
October2016,Volume18,Page1
Read!Read!Read!
VOCABULARY
Astrongvocabularyimpactseverypartofa
child’sschoolexperience,includingwriting,
speaking,readinginthecontentareas,
comprehension,andstandardizedtests.
*Post-it Vocabulary
GiveyourstudentapackageofPost-itnotesso
theycanwritedownanywordstheydonot
understandoronestheyareunsureof.
*Vocabulary Journal
5TOPTIPSTOENCOURAGE
READING
1.Letyourchildchooseabookthat
interestthem.
2.Establisharoutineforreadingandread
toyourchilddaily.
3.Readaloudtogether.Taketurnsreading
eachpageofafavoritebook.
4.Talkaboutwhatyouarereading.Ask
questionsbefore,during,andafteryou
Giveyourstudentaspiralnotebooktorecord
read.
wordstheygatherfromindependentreading,
5.Showyourchildthatyouenjoyreading.
contentareareading,read-alouds,orvideos
Beareadingmodel!
watchedinclass.Ononesideofthepage,they
writetheword.Ontheotherside,theyputa
representationofthewordortellsomething
abouttheword.Thiscouldbeapicture,sentence,
student-friendlydefinition,synonym,orantonym.
*Word Webs
SetaPURPOSEforReading
Guideyourchildtosetapurposeby
thinkingaboutthefollowingthreethings:
*Youcanreadtoperformatask,suchas
picturedepictingtheword,writeasentence
specificdirections.Forexample,readuntil
youmeetthemaincharacterinthestory.
*Youcanreadforpureenjoyment.
*Youcanreadtolearnnewinformation.For
example,ifyouwantedtolearnabout
usingtheword,listsynonymorantonym,and
bears.
Haveyourstudentidentifyfivetotenkeywords
fromastoryorchaptertheyhaveread.Selecta
word.Researchthewordinadictionaryor
computerandcreateagraphic.Includedrawinga
writeastudent-friendlydefinition.
WhyamIreadingthistext?
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READING CONNECTION
October2016,Volume18,Page2
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Practice FLUENCY
Here are some steps to follow when working
with your student to increase fluency using the
repeated reading strategy:
1. Choose a passage around 100 words.
2. Choose a passage that is decodable verse
predictable.
3. Select a few words that you think will be
hard for the student to learn and explain them.
4. Read the passage aloud to your student.
5. Have your student read the selected
passage aloud.
6. Have your student re—read the passage as
many times as needed until the text is fluent.
Whatisa“JustRight”book?
Childrenfeelconfidentandcompetent
whentheyreadbooksthatare“justright.”
Tofinda“justright”bookhaveyourchild
readthebackandfrontcover,andfirst
page.Iftherearemorethanfivewordsthat
he/shecannotpronounceorunderstandin
context,thebookmaybetoochallenging.
Choosingthe“rightbook”willhelpyour
studentfeelsuccessful.
MISTAKESaretheproofthatyouare
TRYING!
EncourageREADINGby:
*Allowyourchildtoseethemovieorplayof
thebooktheyjustread.
*Visitthesitewherethestorytookplace.
*Allowyourchildtoreadoutsideorinafun
placeathome.
*Allowyourchildtocreateaplayaboutthe
booktheyhavejustread.
*Haveyourchildkeepajournalaboutwhat
theyhaveread.
*Giveyourchildadditionaloptionstoread,
suchasnewspapers,magazines,songlyrics,
catalogs,cookbooks,comicbooks,or
anythingtheydesire.Checkoutthecity
library!
Surprising Facts About Reading
•
98% of reading is auditory. Only 2% of
reading is visual.
•
Seven out of eight students with
reading problems in first grade continue
to struggle with reading in 9th grade.
•
Listening skills are the most important
factors in natural reading.
•
The biggest barrier to comprehension is
lack of fluency.
•
English is the most difficult major
language to listen to and to read.
Read!Read!Read!