Home Reading Program

Hello the parents of 3-1! I have created this blog as a means to assist you if you feel unsure in how to help improve your child's reading ability when they are at home. Are you worried about your child's ability to read? Having trouble finding ways to help them improve their reading? Look no further than this blog!

For starters, What is fluency?

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We do suggest that you take time to regularly read with your child at home and ask some questions about the text. Here are some questions that you can ask to help improve your child's reading and understanding for both fiction and nonfiction books:

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 Asking any of these questions focuses on the reader's ability to make understanding from the text and then find ways to make meaning out of that information. If they are unable to answer the question (or find information in the text to help), work together with them to help them answer the question.

What is YOUR role as the parent when reading with your child?

While reading with your child, your goal is to help build their confidence in reading and help them to use cues from the text. Cues use to decode a word can come from meaning (does it make sense?), syntax (does it sound right?), and visually (does it look right?)

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Here is some things to consider when reading with your child:

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Remember, make sure to give positive feedback/compliments to your children as they read because it will help build their confidence.

Still having trouble?

This video will give you a simply way to read with your children:

*Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OG2Q6pPQYw*

One finally way you can help them practice their reading is by having your child read to you from the Raz-Kids website (click the picture below). They can also use this program to practice reading on their own if it does not work well to read with them.

Having trouble logging in to Raz-Kids? Click on the logo below and sign-in with your child's account name (this information is stapled into their agenda). Once you are logged in, choose any book to read with your child.

Hopefully, this blog was insightful in showing how you can help your child improve their reading while at home. If you still have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me at jeffreya@hdsb.ca