Transcript Document 7223418

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Encouraging Parents of
Struggling Readers
Fatmeh Beydoun
TE 842
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Welcome Parents!
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Thank you for joining us and taking great interest in your
child’s English Proficiency!
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Did you know you can make the difference?
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“Students of involved parents have higher rates of school
attendance, better social skills and behavior, higher grades
and test scores, lower rates of retention, and higher rates of
high-school graduation and postsecondary study.” (Morrow &
Gambrell, 2011, p. 427)
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How to become more
involved?
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Ask about your child’s progress often
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Create a literacy rich environment at home
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Support your child's selection
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Be a model
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Encourage writing
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Create a literacy rich environment
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A literacy rich home has lots of different materials that help
students establish good reading habits.
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Inclusion of many different materials to encourage reading
and writing
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Surrounded in books.
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Provide a wide range of books
for your child that are age and
level appropriate.
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Include books at your child's
reading level, as well as choices
that are easier and more
difficult.
Genre choices
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Informational texts
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Poem books
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Fiction
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Non-fiction
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Comics
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Choosing the right books.
Choosing the right book can be a daunting task but it makes all
the difference in reluctant readers. Your job is to keep
appealing titles at your child’s disposal.
Early
Elementary: A combination of picture books and easy
readers.
Middle:
Let your child choose titles that interest them. Audio
books can be introduced as well, but make sure your child
follows along with a hard copy.
Advanced: Again, individual
interest is key here, just be sure
that selection is age and reading ability appropriate.
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Writing Materials
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Diaries and Journals can
improve students desire to
write and read. Keep supplies
handy such as…
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A Journal/Diary
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Card Making supplies
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Colored Pens/Pencils
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Glitter Pens
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Colored Paper
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Scissors
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Glue
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Computer
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A computer can be used to
support literacy. There are so
many programs and websites
that can be used at home.
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RAZ Kids
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Wordle
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Vocaroo
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Crocodocs
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Voki
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Pixton Comics
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Include Videos…
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When your child is watching T.V. or a video, include the
closed captioning. Their eyes are automatically drawn to the
words, and they may start reading along. Also, they will be
able to hear the words while they are trying to read, which
will help with phonics.
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Videos are a great way to introduce and expose your child to
more vocabulary.
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Try to choose videos that have accompanying books such as
The Cat in the Hat, or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Encourage conversation about the books and videos
comparing and contrasting.
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Game Night
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There are many games that
encourage and facilitate
reading development. Playing
games can contribute to
literacy development.
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Scrabble
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Boggle
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Link-it
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Clue
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Guess who
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Monopoly Jr.
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Pictionary
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Guesstures
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Model Behavior
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When children see an adult reading and writing, they are
more likely to become engaged. This behavior shows them
the importance of literacy in everyday lives.
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Have books that interest you as a parent
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Read the Newspaper
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Read bedtime stories
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Make lists
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Read as they read
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Reading activities on the go…
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Reading can happen anywhere, from the dinner table, to the
supermarket, the bank or the drive to school.
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These are some everyday activities you can do with your
child to build literacy skills.
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In the neighborhood: Read street signs and building names.
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Supermarket: Ask your child to read the names of products, the
aisle signs, the shopping list. Give your child the name of a
product and have them find it on the shelf.
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Avoid common
mistakes…
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It is easy to become impatient with emerging readers, but we
want our children to feel comfortable and supported when
making mistakes. So try to avoid the following…
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Do NOT interrupt as a child is reading. EVER! If there is a
correction to be made wait until the child has stopped reading or
better yet, before the next time you read the book.
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If a reading mistake does not change the meaning of the text, let it
go. For example if they say “a” instead of “the.”
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Don’t say “speed it up”, or “can you read faster,” or even “slow
down.” Allow the child to read at a pace they are comfortable with.
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Don’t say “you know this.” Instead teach your child how to break
the word into chunks.
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Great things to do…
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Think out loud
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Verbalizing a confusing point
makes it easier for students to
understand how to work through
the confusion.
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Identify and write words that
are difficult for your child
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Demonstrate strategies
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MODEL
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Helpful Websites for Parents
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PBS kids
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Scholastic.com
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Reading Rockets.org
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www.atozteacherstuff.com
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www.readingonline.org
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www.gophonics.com
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www.readingresource.net
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Resources
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Mascott, Amy. What Not to Say to Emerging Readers. PBS
Parents. Retrieved on 12-12-2012 at
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/readinglanguage/reading-tips/what-not-to-say-to-emergingreaders/
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Gambrell, Linda and Morrow, Mandell. (2011). Best Practices
in Literacy Instruction fourth edition. New York, N.Y. The
Guilford Press.
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Lets Play…
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Parents will be given a scrabble board, a paper, and a pencil.
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After I explain and demonstrate how to play the game,
parents will play a speed round of Scrabble and asked to
write down each word they put on the board. At the end of
the 15 minute round we will have a question and answer
session about what we have learned.
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Which strategies did we use here?
Who had the most words?
Who had the most quality words?
What do you think your children will learn from an activity such as
this?
How can you use this at home?