Home Reading
Information
Evening
October 23rd, 2014
École Julie-Riel
Home reading information session
October 23rd, 2014
6:30 -7:30
Agenda:
6:30 – Introduction
6:30 – 6:55 – How children learn to read
7:00 – 7:30 - Kindergarten parents will go to the library
- Promoting readiness skills
- Grades 1 – 3 parents will stay in the gym
- Home Reading strategies and ideas
- Motivate the reluctant reader
- Questions
What is emerging literacy?
 Emerging literacy describes the gradual, ongoing process of
learning to understand and use language that begins at birth and
continues through the early childhood years.
Learning to read is a process…
Every child is unique.
How does emerging literacy begin?
Becoming Readers and Writers
Beginning or during kindergarten, most children have naturally developed language
skills and knowledge. They…
- know print carries meaning
- know what written language looks like
- can identify and name letters of the alphabet
- know that letters are associated with sounds
- know the sounds that letters make
- know using words can serve various purposes
- know how books work
The 5 Building Blocks of Reading
 Phonemic awareness
 Phonics
 Fluency
 Vocabulary
 Comprehension
Stages of Beginning Reading
 Emergent
Reader
 Beginning Reader
 Fledgling Reader
 Transitional Reader
 Independent Reader
Beverly Tyner – Small-Group Reading Instruction
A walk through learning to
read
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First I invent most of the words since I don’t
know what a letter is or the names of many
letters
I use the pictures to help me tell the story
I often memorize the book – I can read it with
my eyes shut!
Soon I learn to read the words that are on the
page. I learn that the black marks are letters
and that there are spaces between the
words.
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I learn the names and sounds of the letters. I
look for little words and begin to sound out
unknown words.
I learn that reading is thought written down. I
learn that people write for a reason and that
people can read what they write.
I learn that reading has to make sense. I figure
out hard words by using different strategies
Soon I will be reading on my own!
Motivate the reluctant reader
Reluctant readers often fall into 3 categories:
1- Dormant: they like to read but often don’t have
time or don’t make time for reading.
2- Uncommitted: they do not like to read but may
read in the future.
3-Unmotivated: they do not like to read and do not
ever expect to like to read.
Ways to Encourage Reading
1. Zero in on your child’s interests
2. Leave all sorts of reading materials around your house
3. Let your children see you reading for pleasure in your
spare time
4. Encourage older children to read to their younger
brothers and sisters
5. Play games that are reading-related
6. Set aside a regular time for reading in your family
7. Read aloud to your child or practice shared reading
8. Encourage your child to read aloud to you an exciting
passage in a book, an interesting tidbit in the newspaper, or a
joke in a joke book.
9. Start small – set goals (reading does not need to begin with
a chapter book)
Apps for Early Readers
Word Bingo: Who doesn't love a good game of BINGO? This fun app teaches kids basic sight words
while they play.
Super Why: With some help from some superhero readers, your kid will get a jump start on reading by
playing these fun, interactive reading games.
ABC Go: Have a planes, trains and automobiles fanatic at your house? Well, then this is the app for you.
Full of fun pictures, new vocabulary words and fun things-that-go games, this app will inspire and teach
your future pilot or racecar driver.
ABC Wildlife: Or if your kid is more Jane Goodall than NASCAR driver, try ABC Wildlife where pictures of
animals are paired with new vocab words and fun reading games.
Bob Books: The ultimate books for early readers are now an app, complete with stories, word games and
images that will motivate your kids to practice reading.
Apps for Elementary School Readers
Bookboard: Readers of all levels and ages are given specially selected literature to read. The best part?
The more kids read, the more books are unlocked, opening up their eyes to new books every day.
Snap Reading: More than 150 leveled, interactive e-books are paired with fully scripted lesson plans,
related activities and more.
GeoWalk 3D World Factbook: Some kids resist non-fiction reading—unless, of course, it's all wrapped up
in a fun app with a spinning globe that spits out fascinating facts at random.
Story Builder: With a library of sound recordings and the ability to record their own voice, this app will get
the creativity flowing in any aspiring storyteller or fictionista.
Mad Libs: Who didn't love Mad Libs as a kid? And now, Mad Libs have gone digital. Trust us, by the time
your kid is done with this app, he'll never wonder again what the difference is between an adjective and an
adverb.
How can you help at home?
 Kindergarten
 Home
parents (Mme Beadry and Mme Springett)
reading (Mme Celine and Mme Denise)
 Playing
with words (Mme Joni, Mme Malo and Mme Gomercic)
Home Reading:
• Home reading should not take more than 20 minutes nightly.
• Sit in a comfortable spot away from noise or the T.V.
• Have the child hold the book.
Before reading, take time to
a. Discuss the cover (What do you see: pictures, author, and title).
b. Look at the pictures on each page (go through the whole book; name the characters, places and any
difficult word that may appear).
c. Predict what the story is about.
d. Show the title and try to read it together.
e. Turn to the 1st page. How many words on the page?
• During reading, ask the child to point to each word as it is read.
When the child comes to an unfamiliar word, ask him/her to:
a. Look at the picture for clues.
b. Ask him/her to look at the word itself (initial and final
consonants).
c. Guess the word.
d. Check to see if it makes sense by rereading the
sentence.
e. If the word is too difficult, tell the word to the child.
After reading, take time to discuss the book for comprehension. If sight word cards are sent home, please practice them with the
child.
a. Let the child see how many word cards he/she can read.
b. Let the child refer back to the book to find/read the cards that he/she didn’t know.
How to coach beginner readers:
Picture walk: Look at the title page and other pages. Ask your child to talk about what he/she thinks
the story will be about.
Sweep your fingers under the words as you read from left to right.
Read in funny character voices.
Point out:
Unfamiliar/interesting words and explain them.
Small words or sight words (in, and, the...)
Beginning sounds
Rhyming words
When finished reading, talk about beginning/middle/end
of the story.
Retell events of the story/ funny parts/favourite parts.
If your child wants to read words or sentences, encourage them to try.
Games at home
- Snap
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Fiddle sticks
Writing Words (word study)
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Rainbow words
Back spelling
Sign language
Tic-tac-toe
Unscramble