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““Elementary” Tips For Elementary” Tips For Engaging Young Engaging Young
ReadersReaders
““Elementary” Tips For Elementary” Tips For Engaging Young Engaging Young
ReadersReaders
Jean BorayJean Boray
Elementary Reading CoordinatorElementary Reading Coordinator
Education Summit 2008Education Summit 2008
Scott Foresman Reading Street
• DVD explaining the elementary reading program
• Family Times
5 Important Parts of Reading
• Phonemic Awareness: The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words.
• Phonics: also known as the Alphabetic Principle. The ability to associate sounds with letters and use these sounds to form words.– Nursery Rhymes - Sound games– Sight words - Lots of reading
5 Parts Continued…• Fluency: The effortless ability to
automatically read words in connected text.– Listening and practicing fluent reading with
expression ( known as prosody)
• Reading Rate Expectations:Grade BOYWCPM
EOYWCPM
Average Weekly gain
First Mid 20 45 1.9 words
Second 50 90 1.2
Third 70 107 1.1
Fourth 94 123 0.9
Fifth 110 139 0.9
Sixth 127 150 0.7
5 Part Continued…• Vocabulary: The ability to understand
and use words to acquire and convey meaning.– Wide reading ~ different types of books
(Genre) helps build background knowledge• While reading talk about words and their
meanings • Do crossword puzzles, play word games, Word
Bingo, Concentration, Scrabble, Boggle…• Point out interesting words around you.• Children need to learn at least 3,000 new
words a year to stay on track.
Independent ReadingWhat Matters (Trelease2006, Allington 1988
Percentile RankPercentile Rank Minutes of Reading Per DayMinutes of Reading Per Day Words Read Per YearWords Read Per Year
9898 65.065.0 4,358,0004,358,000
9090 21.221.2 1,823,0001,823,000
8080 14.214.2 1,146,0001,146,000
7070 9.69.6 622,000622,000
6060 6.56.5 432,000432,000
5050 4.64.6 282,000282,000
4040 3.23.2 200,000200,000
3030 1.81.8 106,000106,000
2020 0.70.7 21,00021,000
1010 .1.1 8,0008,000
Comprehension…
• Four important parts of comprehension:–Predicting–Questioning–Clarifying–Summarizing
5 Parts Continued…• Comprehension: The complex
process involving the interaction between the reader and the text to convey meaning.– Good readers create pictures in their
minds as they read.– Help your child with detailed questions,
it leads to good visual images. When they are confident with a sentence try aparagraph and then a whole page of
text. This activity helps build questioning.
Encourage Reading• Take your child to the library.• Read aloud to your child everyday.• Listen to your child read aloud everyday.• Be A Reading Model.• Limit TV and screen time.• Children need the 4 “A’s”
– Attention– Appreciation– Affection– Acceptance
Expect the best from them!
Ten Reasons to Read to Your Child
1. When you hold them and give them attention they know you love them.
2. Reading to them will encourage them to become readers.
3. Today children’s books are so good that they are fun even for adults.
4. The illustrations often rank with the best, giving children a lifelong appreciation for good art.
Top Ten Continued…5. Books are one way of passing on your
values.6. Books will enable your child’s imagination to
soar.7. Until they learn to read they think you are
magic.8. Listening to stories will help develop your
child's attention span. 9. When you give them this gift, you will create
memories that last a lifetime.10. Every teacher and librarian you
ever meet will thank you!
Websites• www.trelease-on-reading.com• www.guysread.com• www.readingrockets.com• http://fen.com• www.collingsm.freeserve.co.uk• www.famlit.ort• www.theschoolbell.com/links/dolch/dolch.htm• www.familyreading.org• www.scholastic.com/parents• www.rochester.k12.mn.us click
Academics -WebLinks -Elementary -options on left
Websites for K- Grade 2• www.pbskids.org• www.starfall.com• www.literacycenter.net• www.scholastic.com• http://kids.aol.com/homework-help/
junior/language-arts• http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/
lilones.htm• •
Websites for Grades 2-5
• www.FamilyEducation.com• www.funbrain.com• www.timeforkids.com• www.bookadventure.com• www.sikids.com• www.thinkfinity.com• Ask your child’s teacher for an access
code to get on the Scott Foresman site.
"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn,
the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss
Never leave home without some books to read!