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September 2017 Moore Public SchoolsTitle I Reading

Reading at school,reading at home

"How do I help my childleam to read?" That's a

common question formany parents. Askyour youngsterabout the kinds ofreading she does inschool. and use whatyou discover to sup-pon her at home. Trythese ideas.

ln a grcuptct your child play "reading group"

with her stufled animals or dolls, Suggestthat she give each "srudent" a book and''teach reading strategres shes workingon like breaking big worrds into smallerchunks or using pictures to figure outhard words.

llfitft yonWhen your youngster brings home

book from school, s€t aside dme tosnuggle up and listen ro her read. You'llget an idea o[ the reading level that's rightfor her and see what topics she enjoysand is learning about. Notr: [[ she has

an at-home reading log, have her fill itout, and sign it i[ required.

On nw ovnYour child likely has time in school

each day to read all by herself. Her teachermay call it "DEAR" ("Drop everJthing andread") or SSR ("Self-selected reading").Try holding a daily "DMR" time at homefor at least 20 minutes. Each penon pickany reading material (book, magazine,newspaper) and reads anyrarhere

-on acouch, on the porch, or stretched out onthe lloor.l

A cozy space can inspire your youngsrer to enjoywriting regularly Consider r hese suggeslions:

o Help your child find a quiet spot. He might use achair tucked in a comer o[ the living room or a lapdesk on his bed.

o Let your youngster pick out cool writing suppliesat a dollar store like colored pencils, fancy paper, orgel pens. Then, he could arrange rhem in a box or basket to keep in his nook.

O Look for everyday ways to encourage rriting. You rnighr say, "Grandpas birrhdayis next week. Why dont you make him a card?" C)r invite your child to add a fewitems to your grocery list. Suggest that he write stories, poems, and plays, too!?

Read-aloud faYorites

I Big Dog and Little Dog Going lora Walk (Dav Pilhr r,)A pair of dog friencls loves ro rakeu alks-especiallv if it involves splash-ing and rolling in rnud! Your yotrng-

joumey (Bilingual version also avail-able, wirh each page in both Englishand Spanish.)

I A Rrck Is Lively(Didnnd Hutts Aston)They come in all shapes and sizes,

melt if they get hotenough, and some-times arrive fromouter space. What

are they? Rock!Using poetic language, rhis nonfictionpicture book introduces your child tocolorful varieties.

I May I Hav a Word? (Caron Levis)Once upon a refrigerator, rhe alphabermagnets set out to tell a story Butwhen C and K begin fighting aboutwho.'tole whose.rrund and who ishoggrng all the good words, it looklike there will be no "happily everafter." F is forJunny in this tale aboutthe imporunce o[ teamwork.

IClorhrslbv Chrrs blesPqbh(Kathryn Hding and Deborah Htmbruoh)Your child can use clothes on a

clothesline and rhyming clues tomatch people \vith their careers, thenturn each page to see a worker inaction. This sim-ple srory brings -$t-<-all the characrers - 9::lVtogether [or a **^L3,-_-party at the end.

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Create a Gomic stripWith lots of pictures and just a few

words, comic strips are easy and fun forbeginning writers to make. Here's how.

6ange a favodte. Suggest that youryoung\ter write ncw wtlrds [or a comicstrip he likes. Help him cut one from thenewspaper and glue it on a sheel o[ paper.Cover the words with masking tape. Hecan add his own words in the bubbles oron the paper around the strip. What willeach character say or think in his version?

IStsrl trom laatah, Haveyour child divide a

piece of paper intoframes. Then. hecould invent a char-acter or use one fromreal life- maybe hiscomic will be aboutthe funny adventures

o[ his cat. Encouragehim to draw a picture

in each frame and addspeech bubbles to tell the

story To help him along,ask questions like "What happens first?" and "How doesEh,is the Cats adventure end?' Idea: He mighr like to cre-ate a series of comic strips about his character.?-i:\ffi\,4JI k.Jo,/

Words allaround

Even before youngsters leam to read,they get cxcited when they recognizewords on road signs, stores, and foodpackages. Encourage your child to col-lect words to make a book she can readall by herself. She'll begin to connect theletters she sees withthe soundsthey make.

Find rordsGive your

younSster a

notcbook.When she spotsa word she knows,she could write it or

EEEI L":,1 r;,,?,,::,:^:*,,,,.,,her stones at bedtime, but it3 not always easyto mahe them up on the spot. Any suggrstions ?

O Hearing stories develops your daughter'slistening and language skills. You may findit easier to tell stories you're familiar \r'ith.

Children Iove stories about people theyknow-especially themselves and other familymembers. Flip through photos at bedtime, and have your youngster pick one thatshe likes. Her newborn picture could lead to a tale about the day she was bom. C)r achildhood snapshot ofyou may inspire a story about the games you played or whatyou leamed at school when you were her age.

- Another idea is to retell fairy tales or other children's stories that you know I[ you'refeeling creative, try changing the story :rs you go. For example, tum Th e Three LiitlePigs into The fhree Little Bananas.l

"l love you" notesMy son Danny has

always loved it whenI tuck an "l love you"

cut it out and glue ir on a page. Forinstance. she might clip 'Eggs" from anempty canon or thc name o[ a lavoriterestaurant from a take-out bag.

Reed your bookAlter your child has filled a few pages,

let her read her book to you. She'll bulldconfrdence in her reading abiliry becauseshe'll know everv word !?

note into his backpack. When he was

play after school?" The notes madeDanny feel special and gave him extrareading practice.

Now secret notes are a tradition atour house. Dannys lit-tl€ sisterJamie is start-ing to read this year,and he writes notes toput in her backpack.And when I openedmy suitcase on a busi-ness trip recently, I

had a big smile whenI discovered a note

from Danny to me!?

leaming to read, I asked histeacher for a list o[ wordshe was working on.Then, I used thosewords in the notes.

Sometimes I'd writesimple messages like''You are number one!"Other times. I wrotea question, such as"What game should we

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