Daily Reading
Every day your student is strongly encouraged to read for at least 30 minutes a day. Every night their readings should be logged into their "Reading Logs." The reading logs should be found inside their reading folders. The reading log is not completed until a parent or guardian signs off on the reading entry. This is to ensure that there is accountability, not only at school, but also at home. I encourage students to discuss their readings with their parents. Use this opportunity to engage students in comprehensive conversations about the text that they are reading. Ask them to summarize or re-tell the story that they are reading. Also ask them to tell you their favorite part of the story, and then ask them to explain why it was their favorite.
Parents often ask what they can do to help their students become better readers or writers. The best response is to read to, and with, their students as frequently as possible. In addition, ask your student to read to you. The more a person reads, the better they will become. Your student should devote a minimum of thirty minutes a day to reading either individually or with a partner. Asking your student to read to you helps them to practice skills such as intonation, fluency, and even self-confidence. Make sure that you follow-up with your student and ask them what they have read. Ask your student to tell you about the characters in their reading, or even to give you a summary of what they have read. Encourage your students to read anything and everything! Reading is not specific to books. There are all sorts of "texts" around us on a daily basis: billboards, signs, cereal boxes, advertisements, magazines, and sometimes even video games. Find what interests your child and find a "text" to go with that interest. Before you know it, your student will want to read, and they will begin to enjoying reading!
Parents often ask what they can do to help their students become better readers or writers. The best response is to read to, and with, their students as frequently as possible. In addition, ask your student to read to you. The more a person reads, the better they will become. Your student should devote a minimum of thirty minutes a day to reading either individually or with a partner. Asking your student to read to you helps them to practice skills such as intonation, fluency, and even self-confidence. Make sure that you follow-up with your student and ask them what they have read. Ask your student to tell you about the characters in their reading, or even to give you a summary of what they have read. Encourage your students to read anything and everything! Reading is not specific to books. There are all sorts of "texts" around us on a daily basis: billboards, signs, cereal boxes, advertisements, magazines, and sometimes even video games. Find what interests your child and find a "text" to go with that interest. Before you know it, your student will want to read, and they will begin to enjoying reading!
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