Reading into LifeDeveloped by Gerry Bishop-Ford

and Amy Mundell

Life into Reading

‘Reading Skills help kid save friend having reaction to Nutella’

• Ransom Duel, a boy seven years old, lives in Salem, Oregon.

• He saved his friend’s life by reading the label on the jar of Nutella.

• When he realized his friend was having an allergic reaction to the tree nuts in the ‘chocolate’, he went to get a teacher who was able to give Moore (the friend) the life-saving medicine.

• Proof that Reading into Life exists.

Reading is a pathway, and there are many reasons to read.

You can learn to read recipes like Amelia Bedelia.

• Get into character and make a recipe together.

You can read a menu and place an order.

• Make a menu for your dinner

Thinking about getting a pet. Read Care Instructions for Pets.

Discuss it.Ask: Are there problems?Reading Clifford the Dog?

You can open your eyes to information on the computer.

Websites You can Visit

Learning Games for Kidswww.learninggamesforkids.comPBS Kidswww.pbskids.orgFun Brainwww.funbrain.comVocabulary Spelling Citywww.spellingcity.comStarfallwww.starfall.comVocabularywww.vocabulary.co.il

Now, you can read to learn and play.

Later, you can use your reading skills to look for a job on the internet.

You will be able to read the information on screen at your job.

By reading the directions, you can really go places.

When you grow up, reading can put you in the driver’s seat for going places. You can read the driver’s manual.You can read the street signs.You can read the GPS.You can read a map.

You can begin by reading to your child and demonstrating concepts of print: Modeling

Next, you and your child might want to share reading and do some activities together: Guided

Later, you might want to know what your child is reading on their own: Independence

Reading into Life

NOW, LET’S PUT MORE LIFE INTO OUR READING

What can we do when a child is young?

• ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’• Humpty Dumpty -activity model• Three Blind Mice• Hey Diddle Diddle• Little Boy Blue• Little Miss Muffet

When young, parents can read to their children to help them see that reading can be enjoyed. (Learning the concepts of print)

Rhymes can be made fun when you leave off the ending and let them guess. -- PredictingYou can play a game with cards (rhyme cards)

What’s Cooking, Amelia?

You have a Reading Menu of activitiesAlphabet Letters Alphabet Soup You can read the contents of the package with your child.

You can read recipes with a child.

Make words, rhymes, and sentences together. You can draw and paint a picture to match (Now, you are the

author and the illustrator.

You can look at Caldecott books together.

Some Winning Titles :Lon Po Po: A Red –Riding Hood Story from China Black and White Tuesday Mirette on the High Wire Grandfather’s JourneySmoky NightOfficer Buckle and GloriaGolemRapunzelSnowflake BentleyJoseph Had a Little OvercoatSo You Want to Be President? You can find others at the Caldecott Medal Home Page or Wikipedia

YOU CAN READ TONIGHT AND MAKE YOUR ART TOMORROW.

Let’s Laugh Out Loud

• Read comics together.Make your own comics together

Reading can take you into an imaginary land.

You can bring a little magic to reading

• Use a fortune cookie and stick it in a pocket

• Make a little note • Cut out a strip from a

comic strip• Dress in character and

role play• Read a book that has

magic: Moonlight Animals

• Make a mystery by setting the clues around the house

• Map it out using direction words like go left, North, by the door, etc.

Reading can help you learn answers to questions.

Review and Share your ideas?

Take a minute now to look over the brochure. You might jot down some ideas or questions.

Reading Menu has many ideas for you to share with your child.

What would you like to Read?You might want to ask: Higher interest is easier to read and

remember.

What type of stories do you like?FantasyNon-FictionComicalMysteries

What topics do you like?AnimalsCooking TravelJokesInventionsPresidents

Reading Aloud

Make Words

Shared Reading

Reading Alone

Apply Reading

Review

By reading, we can bring the world to us.