Reading Tip #16: Keep books handy in your car (you could create a small book basket) so that during errands or longer drives, your kids have something to look at or read through.
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Look for books ranked in the top 100 Best Children's Books of All Time; create a list of must-reads & check them out from your library!
**One of my absolute FAVORITE bloggers to follow for all things children's books is: everyday-reading.com/category/book-reviews/ Ask leading questions before you even start reading a book, based on the pictures, the book cover, etc. This is a basic way to teach the skill of prediction (i.e. Where are they going? Who is this book probably about?)
Reading tip #13: Encourage your kid to fill in the blank as you're reading or recite memorized parts of favorite books. This helps build memory retention & are basic building blocks for comprehension.
Reading Tip #12: Find or pick books about relatable topics for your kids; i.e. we were going to the beach this summer, so we checked out several books about going to the beach and animal life found at the beach. (Scaredy Squirrel Goes to the Beach, National Geographic: Tidal Pools, Beach Day)
Reading Tip 11:
Read nonfiction books with your child that address their interests AND help them make real life connections. *(Text-world connections are what they're called.) 1. The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything by: Linda Williams (*see my Instagram post for more details on this cute book that has long been a favorite of mine!) www.amazon.com/Little-Old-Lady-Afraid-Anything/dp/0064431835/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+little+old+lady&qid=1571538258&sr=8-1 2. Room on the Broom by: Julia Donaldson 3. How Many Pumpkin Seeds? by: Margaret McNamera 4. Scarecrow by: Cynthia Rylant 5. Five Little Pumpkins by: Dan Yaccarino Reading Tip #10: Use your finger, or another prop (like a finger flashlight) to point out words as you read.
Reading Tip #9: Teach your child how to read the pictures and turn the pages at the appropriate time. (Reading the pictures helps pre-readers make sense of what's happening in the story; it can even lead them to make predictions about what will happen next!)
Reading Tip #8: Let your child pick out books they are interested in.
(Yes, this may mean that you have to read the same Octonauts or Scaredy Squirrel book several times a day over the course of a week to your child. But you are teaching them to look forward to reading, because you are choosing to read what they like.) |
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