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How to help your child with reading...

How to help your child with reading. * What is reading?. * Reading and the 21 st Century. * What can I do to help?. * What is available to support me?. * Questions. What is reading?. Prior Knowledge. What do we already know about this subject/type of book/author/film-maker?.

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How to help your child with reading...

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  1. How to help your child with reading... * What is reading? * Reading and the 21st Century * What can I do to help? * What is available to support me? * Questions

  2. What is reading? Prior Knowledge • What do we already know about this subject/type of book/author/film-maker? • What words might we expect? • What experiences have we had like this? Socio-Cultural Knowledge • What cultural and social practices surround this type of text? Syntactic Knowledge • Does it sound right? Comprehension • Is that correct English grammar? • Does that make sense? • Does that fit what you know? • Does that match the picture? Graphophonic Knowledge • Comprehension • Sound symbol relationships • What sounds do these chunks make?

  3. Reading and the 21st Century Reading is more than understanding print matter. It involves making meaning from a variety of texts including: • Television • Packaging • Video Games • Road Signs • Movies • Radio Programs • Mobile Phones

  4. Phonics by itself is not enough… Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is that the frist and lsat ltteers are in the rghit pclae: the rset can be a toatl mses but you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae we don’t raed ervey lteter but the word as a wlohe.

  5. What can I do to help? Strong oral language is the foundation of successful reading. Talk is central to all aspects of literacy development. • Modelreading to your child. It is important for your child to see you • reading for real purposes and enjoyment. • Continue to read to your children even when they can read independently. • Make a time in your daily routine when you and your child are relaxed, to read • together. This reading time (10 – 15 minutes each day) should not be stressful, • rushed or tested. • Support your child’s reading choices. Find ways to read texts that they want to • read. This may include comic books, computer programs, graphic novels or • magazines. Remember, easier texts help children to automatize reading • strategies and skills, allowing for deeper comprehension and understanding to occur. • Promote reading. Use books, audio books and electronic books as rewards, • gifts and incentives.

  6. How can I motivate my child to read?

  7. Strategies to support readers… Prior to Reading: • Book Orientation While Reading: • Pause • Prompt • Praise After Reading: • Talk! • Follow up activities

  8. Questions? Thank you for your time. If you would like further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. Remember – reading should be meaningful and fun!

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