Transcript How to Raise a Reader Leader

How to Raise a Reader
Leader
Jean Boray
Elementary Reading Coordinator
[email protected]
Rochester Reading Programs
o Scott Foresman’s Reading Street is our district
elementary reading program
o Scholastic’s Read 180
o This program is used in grades 4 and 5 in the
following schools:
Bamber Valley, Bishop, Franklin, Gage, Jefferson,
Pinewood, Riverside, Sunset Terrace
It is a program for students that are in struggling
reading as noted on the MCA and other district
data.
Scott Foresman Benchmark tests
79% or higher is proficient
Fluency score
http://www.readnaturally.com/pdf/oralreadingfluency.pdf
Stanford 9 gives you a Lexile level
Grade 1 Running Records
Beginning of the year Level 4 and above
Mid Year Level 10 and above
End of Year Level 16 and above
Text Leveling Correlation Guide
What are Lexiles?
• The Lexile Framework® for Reading is a scientific
approach to measuring readers and reading materials.
• difficulty of a text
• student’s reading ability
Knowing the Lexile text measure of a book and the Lexile
reader measure of a student helps to predict how the
book matches the student’s reading ability—whether the
book is too easy, too difficult or just right.
The Lexile scale ranges from below 200L for beginning
readers and beginning-reading text to above 1700L for
advanced readers and text.
Children need to read books that are appropriate for
their reading level. If the books are too difficult they
will get frustrated and their interest in reading will
decline.
Ask your child’s teacher what level is “just right” for
your child.
The Stanford 9 as I stated before gives you a lexile
level. Go to www.lexile.com for a tool to help you
find appropriate books.
www.guysread.com is a great site to find books of
interest for boys.
www.kidsread.com/series/index.asp is a great site to
find series books, favorite authors and much more.
They are :
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
“Elementary” Tips for Engaging Young
Readers on our district website under
Resources and Reading K-12
Matching students to appropriate text and
giving them choice
Connecting Reading and Writing
Have your children do a lot of writing. Write stories
together.
Have your child write a report on a topic of interest.
Motivation
1.Read to your child every day. Even older children
enjoy listening to others read.
2.Make reading time special. Cuddle up in a quiet,
comfortable spot.
3. Make stories come alive when you read. Be
animated and use different voices. Read and
reread favorite stories.
4. Make sure your child reads at least 15 minutes a
day.
5. Be patient with beginning readers. Let them
take their time while reading aloud. Offer
assistance only when needed and compliment
often.
6. Chat about what you have read. Ask questions,
and listen attentively to your child’s answers.
7. Encourage your older children to read to their
younger brothers or sisters. Or the dog, stuffed
animal…
8. Set reading goals for your child-number of books
or chapters within a certain timeframe.
9. Bring along a book wherever you go. Don’t leave
home without one
10: Take your child to the library often and check
out a variety of age –appropriate books.
11. Find books and/or magazines that are of
interest to your child.
12. Reluctant reader: choose books a couple of
levels below. Too challenging of material will
only frustrate your child and they give up and
do not want to read at all.
13. Look into children’s programs at the library
and community education. Make reading fun.
14. Check out children’s audio books from the
library and play them while in the car or at
home.
15. Be a role model. By seeing how much you
enjoy reading, your child will learn that reading
is a great way to learn new information and
read just for fun.
If you suspect a reading problem.
Talk to your child’s teacher.
Get help promptly. Reading problems do not magically
disappear with time. The earlier children receive help,
the more likely they will become good readers.
Use a variety of aids to help your child.
Textbooks, computer programs, books-on-tape. Games are
especaially good choices because they let children have fun as
they work on their skills.
Boggle Jr.
(Any board game that has reading
Deal a Word
in it.)
Label Your House
Scrabble
Spellarama The Original www.spellarama.com
Car games
Read about things you like.
Keep a log of what you’ve read.
Read out loud with someone else.
Look up words you don’t know, or ask your teacher
or parents.
Talk about what you’ve read.
Read every day.
Read everything you can, like maps, signs,
newspapers, and magazines.
Visit your library often and learn how to use it.
Ask your librarian, teacher, or parent to help you
choose good reading materials.
Better than TV: Have a family reading night, limit
screen time.
Recipe for reading: Cook with your kids have them
read recipes and decide what they want to cook.
Shop and Read: For young children read labels in
the grocery store or when putting the groceries
away.
Long Distance Lap: If you have to go on a business
trip take a book with you and read a bit to your
child when you call.
Family Tales: Tell stories about your family
Storytelling Fun: Tell spooky stories, funny
stories. Take turns adding to the stories.
Silly tongue twisters
Change the ending of a favorite story.
Read, Read, Read!!
Talk, Talk, Talk!
Write, Write, Write!!
Be proud of your child’s reading
accomplishments and let them
know it !! Be their #1 Fan!!
Above all HAVE FUN!!
Read funny poems
Read Jokes
Be silly