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Help at home

 

You can strengthen the Reading Workshop Activites as you read with your child every night!

Read Every Night!  1 Book, 2 Books, or even more!~ You decide!  Practice is absolutely necessary!  Depending on the book your child is reading, they may read to you or you could take turns reading aloud with your child!

When reading with your child at home, here are some pointers to keep in mind!

**  Begin books by looking closely at them.  Notice the cover illustrations, the author, and the illustrator.  Are there any clues at to what the book will be about?  Does the back of the book have any information to give the reader?  Take a picture walk through some of the pages.  Discuss what you both think might happen next.

**  Stop every once and a while to ask your child to retll the story.  He or she should have a picture of it in his/her mind.  If it's not clear that your child is understanding the story, backtrack and talk more together as the story unfolds.

** Stop every so often and ask your child to predict what might happen next.  Make sure he has a reason for his thinking. (not just "I think Goldilocks will like the little chair.