The biggest thing to keep in mind is patience. It may be difficult to sit and wait; however, time is the best strategy. We all want to jump in and immediately help our child when they struggle, but keep in mind they need time to think. If we always provide an answer, how will they learn? Although challenging, above all else..patience!!
Focus is another important factor that will aide in your child's success as a reader. In today's society, there are multiple distractions around us at all times including electronic devices. I would highly recommend reading in a place where such distractions as the t.v. or cell phones are not present. It may be tempting to think about your "to do" list but remember that the greatest gift that you can give your child is your attention. 10 minutes of focused reading with your student will have a far greater impact than 30 minutes of him/her reading to you from the background. He/she takes pride in his/her reading and it is vital that your child sees that enthusiasm in you as well.
Focus is another important factor that will aide in your child's success as a reader. In today's society, there are multiple distractions around us at all times including electronic devices. I would highly recommend reading in a place where such distractions as the t.v. or cell phones are not present. It may be tempting to think about your "to do" list but remember that the greatest gift that you can give your child is your attention. 10 minutes of focused reading with your student will have a far greater impact than 30 minutes of him/her reading to you from the background. He/she takes pride in his/her reading and it is vital that your child sees that enthusiasm in you as well.
Strategies to use when reading:
"Sounding out" words is one way that students can decode a word they don't know when reading. However, it is important that they learn a variety of strategies to help them. The goal is to teach beginning readers these strategies so they can independently apply them on their own.These strategies help students decode, pronounce, and understand unfamiliar words.
Use Picture Clues
"Sounding out" words is one way that students can decode a word they don't know when reading. However, it is important that they learn a variety of strategies to help them. The goal is to teach beginning readers these strategies so they can independently apply them on their own.These strategies help students decode, pronounce, and understand unfamiliar words.
Use Picture Clues
- Look at the picture.
- Are there people, objects, or actions in the picture that might make sense in the sentence?
- Start with the first letter, and say each letter-sound out loud.
- Blend the sounds together and try to say the word. Does the word make sense in the sentence?
- Look for familiar letter chunks. They may be sound/symbols, prefixes, suffixes, endings, whole words, or base words.
- Read each chunk by itself. Then blend the chunks together and sound out the word. Does that word make sense in the sentence?
- Think of a word that looks like the unfamiliar word.
- Compare the familiar word to the unfamiliar word. Decide if the familiar word is a chunk or form of the unfamiliar word.
- Use the known word in the sentence to see if it makes sense. If so, the meanings of the two words are close enough for understanding.
- Read the sentence more than once.
- Think about what word might make sense in the sentence. Try the word and see if the sentence makes sense.
- Read past the unfamiliar word and look for clues.
- If the word is repeated, compare the second sentence to the first. What word might make sense in both?
- Think about what you know about the subject of the book, paragraph, or sentence.
- Do you know anything that might make sense in the sentence? Read the sentence with the word to see if it makes sense.
*Information from readinga-z.com