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Language Arts
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Reading With Your Child
1. Try to read with your child at least four times a week for about 15-20
minutes. Some children and parents like to read together after supper, while
others enjoy reading before bedtime. Set aside a specific time so that
reading together becomes part of your routine.
2. Make sure you get books your child can read successfully. If your child
misses more than one out of twenty words on average, the book is too
difficult. You may want to read more difficult books to your child, but do
not expect children to read them because they want to show you how well they
can read.
3. Alternate every other page or every few pages. Make sure your child has
an opportunity to listen to you model as an experienced reader. This also
gives your child a chance to rest and enjoy the story!
4. If you are reading with your child and the child comes to an unknown
word, you should pronounce the word. Do not take the time to have the child
sound out the word or try to guess what it is. This usually interrups the
meaningful and pleasurable process of reading. After you have finished the
story, you can go back to the unknown words and teach them.
5. Praise your child while he or she is reading. Be specific when you praise
by pointing out a particular word the child recognized, the way the child
read with expression, the child's answer to a question, and so forth.
Mrs.Webb's Smarties
Gwinnett County
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