Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
We are thrilled to invite you and your child to join our Snuggle Up
and Read Club! There is no membership fee, no equipment to
buy, just a promise to set aside some time each day to enjoy a
book with your child.
This club is a chance for your child to further develop an interest
in books and reading as a source of pleasure and recreation.
Reading ability varies greatly among children of this age and
they sometimes have a book at a reading level above or below
their present ability. This is perfectly acceptable as the object is
to make reading a happy and fun experience.
Each day your chid will select a book to borrow from our
classroom library and your child will choose one of the following
way sot share his/her book with you:
My
Snuggle Up &
Read
Booklet
JK
Name: ___________________
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Listen to you read aloud
Help you read the book aloud
Read the book aloud to you
It is beneficial to establish a regular reading time of 10-15 minutes
daily. This is in addition to those delightfully spontaneous
moments when you read with your child. After reading the book,
please fill in the reading log in this booklet.
Please do not feel limited to read only the book your child has
brought home, as you and your child may also choose books
from the public/school libraries, or from your personal collection.
Your child may choose a new book each night, but they are free
to reread their favourite books.
Please help your child to remember to return their Snuggle Up
book and Zip-Lock bag on a daily basis.
Remember, this program is meant to be a fun way to read with
your child. Your evening “snuggles” should be relaxing, informal
and tension free.
Happy Reading!
Ms Villamana & Ms. Smith
Tips for Reading Aloud to Your Child:
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Hold the book so that both of you can easily see.
Point to each word as you read.
Make reading fun – use different expressions and voices.
Stop when your child indicates that he/she has had
enough.
Read and re-read your child’s favourites.
Read all kinds of materials – stories, poems, magazines,
non-fiction texts, notes, etc.
Include books that have predictable/repetitive language
patterns that your child can pick up on and repeat easily.
Enjoy the time together!
Tips For Sharing the Reading With Your Child
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Together, the 2 of your hold the book. Point to each word
together.
Echo read (You point and read a sentence and then your
child repeats).
Take turns or try to read together.
As you read, let your child take over and chime in on
repetitive/predictable parts.
When solving unknown words, encourage your child to
look at the picture, look at the letters (especially the initial
letter for beginners) and think about what would make
sense.
Enjoy the time together!
Tips When Your Child is Reading to You
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If your child gets stuck on a word, prompt him/her to:
o Look at the picture to help predict the word
o Try using the beginning letter(s)/sound(s)
o Look to see if there are parts of the word that
he/she knows (eg. cat in the word catch.)
Don’t let your chid get frustrated by spending a long time
trying to figure out a word. If he has tried unsuccessfully,
tell him the word.
If the book is too hard for your child, read it together and
ENJOY it.
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Praise your child’s reading efforts.
Enjoy the time together!
Developing Concepts About Print
You may select one or two items to point out and discuss with
your child. These are not mandatory activities, but suggestion to
help deepen your child’s understanding of books and reading.
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Hand the book to your child and have him/her show you the
right way up, and the front and back of the book.
Point to and read the title.
Open the book and show how books are read from front to
back.
Explain that a word is made up of letters and there are spaces
between words.
Ask your child to point to where you should start reading.
Read the book, pointing to the words in order to show that a
book is read from left to right, top to bottom.
Demonstrate how the pages are turned.
Discuss how the pictures help the reader make sense of the
story, and help the reader make predictions about the story.
Discuss how letters and numbers are different.
Discuss how letters have 2 forms – capital (uppercase) and
lowercase.
Talk about what a period/question/exclamation mark mean.
Conduct a word hunt and find a High Frequency Word
Demonstrate how you can “hug” a word using 2 fingers to
bracket a word. Ask your child to:
o “Hug” 1 word on the page.
o “Hug” the first or last letter of a word of your choice.
o “Hug” a word starting with __ (letter/sound of your
choice).
o “Hug” a word that starts with a capital/lower case letter.
Talking About Books
November
Talking about books is just as important as reading them!
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Before your start, read the title and looks at the cover and
wonder what the story will be about (i.e. predict).
Talk about the characters, setting, problem and solution.
Encourage your child to ask questions and make comments
(express his/her opinions) before, during and after reading.
Ask your child to describe their favourite part of the story and
why.
High Frequency Words
The following words are some of the most common words in
the English language. Please practice these words with
your child. It is important that all students learn to recognize
these words instantly and to spell them correctly also.
the
he
at
if
of
was
be
by
and
for
this
not
to
on
have
an
a
are
from
what
as
can
where
is
see
said
you
his
an
that
they
go
look
come
she
or
I
here
it
use
in
with
my
shouted
For each book that you read this month, colour in one fallen
leaf. What colour are the leaves that fall off the tree in
autumn?
December
For each book you read this month colour in an ornament
on the Christmas tree. Don’t forget to colour the tree too!
January
For each book you read this month in a snowflake.
Remember every snowflake looks different.
February
March
For each book you read this month, colour in a Valentine’s
Day heart! Write the name of someone special inside each
heart.
For each book you read this month, colour in a clover. Can
you spot the lucky 4 leaf clover?
April
For each book you read this month, colour in a rain drop
falling from the clouds. Remember, April showers bring May
flowers!
May
For each book you read this month, colour a flower. Make
them as colourful as you want!
June
For each book you read this month, colour is a balloon.
Celebrate all the wonderful reading you did this year!