Helping Your Brand-New Reader
Here's how to make first time reading easy and fun:
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Candlewick Press, 2067 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
Here's how to make first time reading easy and fun:
- Read the introduction of the book aloud. Look through the pictures together so that your child can see what happens in the story before reading the words.
- Read the first page to your child, placing your finger under each word.
- Let your child touch the words and read the rest of the story. Give him/her time to figure each new word.
- If your child gets stuck on a word, DON'T say, "sound it out", rather say, "Try something. Look at the picture. What would make sense?"(This fosters reading for meaning-comprehension.)
- If your child is still stuck, supply the right word. This will allow him or her to continue to read and enjoy the story. You might say, "Could this be ball?"
- Always praise your child. Praise what he or she reads correctly, and praise good tries, too.
- Give your child lots of chances to read the story again and again. The more your child reads, the more confident he or she will become. Remember to read to your child. It is especially important for new readers to listen to books being read.
- Talk to your child about the story. Talking to your child about the story models comprehension and fosters language development.
Excerpted from the publisher -
Candlewick Press, 2067 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
Please see slides below for more reading strategies