Improving Reading Skills
Hey, parents! Help your elementary-aged kids prepare for year-end tests, or get ready for the next school year.
Message Mania
Make print meaningful! Using paper, chalkboard or whiteboard,
frequently record little notes, messages, reminders, etc. back and
forth to your child.
Bake Up a Storm
Encourage your child to practice reading skills by following a recipe to
make something yummy!
Be a Comic
With your child, read a comic book as a play, with each of you taking on
a role or two. Change your voice for each character.
Partner Tales
On paper, write a few sentences to begin an exciting story. Then, pass
it to your child for her/him to carefully read what you've written, and
then add a few more sentences to continue the story. Then, it's your
turn again, and so on, until the story is finished. Read it
together.
Crazy Quips
On 20 strips of paper, record five names (i.e. George Washington), five
action words (i.e. burped), five places (i.e. on the moon), and five
time periods (i.e. last night). Then, have your child take a strip from
each group to build crazy sentences.
Context Clues
Cover every fifth word in a story. (Post-It Notes work well.) Then, have
your child read the story, using context clues to predict what the blank
words might say.
Time for Tapes
Have your child read a favorite story on tape, using lots of expression.
Ring a bell when it is time to turn the page. Encourage him/her to
listen to the tape often, while following along in the book.
Terrific Tunes
Have your child sing favorite songs, while following along in the
songbook.
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