Reading With Your First Grader
Tips for Improving Success Rates with Beginning Readers
by Mimi Rutland
1. Read with your child every night for at least 20 minutes. Read aloud to him/her and then have your child read to you. Select very easy books that your child can read with ease.(See #6)
2. Have your child “label” your family room and kitchen with index cards – window, refrigerator, stove, etc. These are sight words and will be seen every day by your child.
3. Turn off the television and let your child see you reading!!! Read the newspaper, read a magazine, read a book; just read!!
4. Put your child on these websites when at home:
5. Go to the public library and have your child get a library card. Then have the librarian assist you and your child in checking out several books that your child is interested in.
6. Don't give up-keep reading! Here are a few suggestions for beginning books to read with/to your child:
a) Bob Books - These come is small, leveled sets. Excellent for beginning readers.
b) Dr. Seuss books- These are excellent for reading to /with your child. The rhyming patterns and nonsense words are great for children as they learn to decode.
Great for beginning readers. Make reading a pleasant experience in your household. Happy Reading!