She fell just slightly behind at the end of last year and I am trying to prevent her feeling discouraged this year were trying reading simple books together in the evening time together for 20 min, being in a large classroom the teacher often dose not notice the children struggling until it has already happened. Any methods that worked for you?
Read, read, read!!!!! Best method.
Have her learn the sight words.
You read a little, she reads to you out of the same book. She can here the follow of the words. All so have her read to herself.
Read simple book, below reading level for 5 minutes a night to help with speed/fluency. Then rest of the time to her reading level.
I think reading together works very well. Have her read the odd number pages and you read the even numbered ones.
To work on comprehension, ask her questions as you read. What do you think will happen next? Why do you think Johnny did that? Try to make a connection between what is happening in the book and her expereiences.
Does she know her 100 sight words? If not, make up some flash cards. Or go with the one word a day theory.
Try to make it fun. Let her choose the books she wants to read. Take her to the library.
Just read to her. Let her appreciate a good book/story.
Let her see how important reading is in everyday situations. Make sure she sees you and hubby reading.
Good luck.
hi
I try and make reading fun.. For example, my son who is 8, enjoys going out to dinner. in which case, we get a takeout menu of the places he likes and he reads thru the selections. granted, we aren't talking full on sentences, but it's reading he enjoys. Of course yes, we also read chapter books.. but kids can tire of those , hence the reason we try and read all kinds of things. he also likes videos games and with many games come manuals... which believe it or not, he enjoys reading those... I would say to just mix it up.. what is your daughter interested in ? My son also like to know about animals and their habitats.. Therefore, he wanted a book about animal tracks.. He also like geography and maps.. so for example, we went to the Phoenix Zoo and we had him read the map and he walked us thru the zoo.. all these things add up.. My son also likes cooking.. so he will look up recipes and read them aloud to me..
again. it's not rocket science :) BUT hey.. reading comes in all shapes and forms.. try and have some fun with it..
best of luck
Schedule a meeting with your daughter's teacher. Share your concerns and ask that person for suggestions. You don't want to be working with your daughter in a different method/series than she is learning in school.
Partner with the teacher and see what you can come up with! Find out what you daughter's reading level is and go to the public library. The librarian will be able to help you select appropriate books for her to practice. Remember that home reading is "practice reading" and should be somewhat easy for your daughter. She should be practicing her fluency and sight word recognition and she should be re-reading books several times to gain a better understanding of the language.
Use the resources you have readily available...teacher and librarian!
144 words your child will read/spell by the end of 2nd grade/with CD rom is a great book. There is also one called 101 words your child will read/spell by the end of 1st grade. Both books come with a CD room which has interesting games that go over each word list. I got both books at amazon.
Ex K-1 teacher here. You are doing the correct think. Make sure the books are fun and something that she really wants to read. Sometimes break the reading into 10 minutes 2 times a day. You can make a "special" reading tent where she can read with a flash light sometimes. Sometimes she can read in your bed, all cuddled up with you or your husband. Sometimes she can vary who she reads to, maybe a neighbor, or a big brother or little sister. Find fun places to read. Go to a park with a covered picnic area and read there... things like that.
reading every night, and flashcards. And remember that everyone learns at a different rate - so don't worry - she will catch up. My older son is has always been a great reader - but my daughter had a rough start in first grade! I worked with her using flashcards and listening to her read -many times trying to keep my eyes open as she slowly read each word : ) - but by the end of the year she was one of the top readers in the class. The other thing you might try is reading to her - chapter books above her level - at age seven I read the Chronicles of Narnia to my son - he loved it!! A couple of books I just read to both of my kids (now ages 7 and 10) are "Otherwise Known as Shelia the Great" and "Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing" a lot of Judy Blume books are great to read to them at this age because they find them so funny.
I agree -you should talk with the teacher -ask what skills she lags behind in. Is it decoding, vocab or comprehension Our school district uses the DRA to test reading and it requires that a child can predict, re tell a story and answer inferential questions and relate the story to something in their lives or another story. so a child who can decode well but doesn't have GOOD comprehension skills can not move up to the next level, but many parents work only on decoding skills. You may need to spend more time talking about books, or reading to her so check with her teacher. Also find out what type of books most interest your child... that will motivate her more!
There is an amazing book that taught my child to read. It breaks it down in 15-20 min lessons (one per day), and produces results that are amazing! Plus they will feel more confident about their reading. It is "teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons". I forget the name of the author. But you can check it out at your library. Oh, and reading takes ALOT of time and effort, so don't get discouraged!
