It's time to be planning some summer reading and keep practicing those reading skills we have learned all year!
The summer months provide a great opportunity for you to help your child continue to develop reading fluency. Here are four things parents and caregivers can do to help:
Choose the right books
Help your child choose books that he can comfortably read. The "five-finger test" is a useful guideline for beginning readers. As your child reads, count the number of words he cannot read per page. In general, there should be five words or fewer that give him trouble on each page. If a book contains several pages on which you count more than five words that he can't read, consider reading that book to your child until he develops more reading skill.
Listen every day
Once you've found a collection of books that your child can read, listen to your child read every day. Be patient – new readers often read slowly! Offer help when your child gets stuck, and always give lots of praise and encouragement.
Read it again, Sam
Encourage your child to reread favorite books, and make it fun! Repeated readings improve children's fluency and comprehension. They also provide opportunities to practice reading with expression. Children will enjoy giving the wolf a scary growl or using a squeaky little voice for a mouse.
Read to your kids every day
Model your own fluent reading as you read and reread books with your child. Even though your child may be able to read on her own, continue to find time each day to read books to her that are just beyond her reading level. She will enjoy listening to more advanced stories, and she will hear a great example of fluent reading.
To find out more about helping your child become a more fluent reader, please visit Reading Rockets on the Web at www.readingrockets.org. For Spanish-speaking children, please visit the Colorín Colorado at www.colorincolorado.org.
Relax and Read: Perfect New Picture Books for Summer! (Grades K–3)
GOOD NIGHT MONSTER by Ian Whybrow;
illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max
IT WAS YOU, BLUE KANGAROO!
by Emma Chichester Clark
BALLERINA BEAR by Shana Corey;
illustrated by Pamela Paparone
A TWISTED TALE by Carolyn Fisher
WHAT'S THAT NOISE by William Carman
BLOCK PARTY TODAY! by Marilyn Singer;
illustrated by Stephanie Roth
Also for K-3:
Flip Flop!
Dana M. Rau; Illustrated by Jana Christy Mitchell
Corn Aplenty
Dana Meachen Rau; Illustrated by Melissa Iwai
Heidi
Johanna Spyri; Adapted by Gail Hermani
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll; Adapted by Mallory Loehr
Capital Mysteries #12: The Ghost at Camp David
Ron Roy; Illustrated by Timothy Bush
Capital Mysteries #13: Trapped on the D.C. Train!
Ron Roy; Illustrated by Timothy Bush
Important Dates:
June 10th-last day of School-Early Release
*READING REMINDER*
Giving children books, reading to them, and sharing books are all positive ways to motivate children to read!
Thanks again for all your help and support this year!
Don't forget the public library is a great place to visit over the summer to relax and READ!!!!!
Happy Reading!
Jo Kempfer
Judy Witherspoon
Susan Sheridan
Pam Easterling
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