Helping Your Child Read

This year my goal is to help your child enjoy reading! We will read many short stories and books while we explore various genres! 

We are going to work on vocabulary, writing sentences with correct grammar, and digging deep into words to determine their meaning. If your child is struggling with syllable patterns, syntax, or morphology, just remember that repetition is key! We will be working all year!

One thing you can do at home is point out instances where you hear or read an idiom, metaphor, or simile and tell them that's what it is! See if they can figure out what it means on their own, because sometimes their responses are pretty funny. :) Ask your child after they have finished reading a book what the main idea was, who were the characters, or what the climax was. We want them to start thinking deeply about what they read. Reading news articles and comparing information together seems like something they're too young to do, but I promise they benefit from it. Pointing out glossaries, indexes, and other text features then modeling how to use them is also helpful. 

Remember: they can never read too much!