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Reading With Your Child

Reading With Your Child. Shawnee South Elementary School October 13, 2011 Mrs. Lori Lee Spillman Unity Point School @ Carbondale. Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman. A mother bird sat on her egg. The egg jumped.

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Reading With Your Child

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  1. Reading With Your Child Shawnee South Elementary School October 13, 2011 Mrs. Lori Lee Spillman Unity Point School @ Carbondale

  2. Are You My Mother?By P.D. Eastman • A mother bird sat on her egg. • The egg jumped. • “Oh, oh!” said the mother bird. “My baby will be here.! He will want to eat.”

  3. “I must get something for my baby bird to eat!” she said. “I will be back!” • So away she went. • The egg jumped. It jumped, and jumped, and jumped! • Out came the baby bird!

  4. Why Bother? “Parents who struggle with reading are sometimes reluctant to read with their children. However, children with a wide variety of reading experiences are better prepared to learn to read than children who do not have such experiences.” www.readingrockets.org/lp.php?CID=8

  5. Reading Aloud With Your Child • Get in the habit • Cuddle • Slide your finger under the words • Use interesting voices!

  6. Reading Aloud With Your Child • Look at the pictures • Join in on the fun parts

  7. Reading Aloud With Your Child • Talk about the story. Did this happen to you? • Stop and answer your child’s questions

  8. Listening to Your Child Read Aloud • Tell the word if your child needs help • Do not stop the reading to correct mistakes… please 

  9. Listening to Your ChildRead Aloud • Did the mistake make sense? • Read it again to help correct • GOOD JOB! I LOVED IT! WONDERFUL! YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD READER!

  10. Have Fun With Your Child • Enjoy your reading time • Remember to praise • Praise helps child want to try • Happy reading time = Love of reading

  11. Home-School Connections • Talk & be comfortable in the school • Chat • Ask to join in an activity or program • Talk to other people… • Parents • Staff • Students • Watch your child in the school

  12. Home-School Connections • Talk from outside the school • Get help of family and friends • Telephone and email • Notes * • Older siblings *

  13. Home-School Connections • Talk about different habits and backgrounds • Invite sharing of beliefs and traditions • Do your homework • When in doubt… ask!

  14. P-T Conf Visit school Classroom bulletins School webpage Buddy system Chat am or pm Phone Email Choose the Way That Fits YOU

  15. Role of Teachers and Schools in Communication • Know of life outside the school • Schedule conf. to fit parents’ hours • Child care and/or transportation • Greet visitors warmly • Home phone calls or written notes • Translators

  16. Questions? • Possible links: • http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/learread.html • http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first2.html • http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/index.html • http://www.nea.org/parents/learntoread.html

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