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Encourage your child to
use the "three finger rule" when checking out a library book or purchasing
a book at the store. The three finger rule is the child begins to read
the book aloud and holds up a finger for every word that they can not read;
if they get three fingers up before the third page, then they should try
to find an easier book.
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If your child picks one
book of high interest and it is too difficult to read, take time to read
that book with them and explore the vocabulary and the topics together.
They should check out at least one book that they can read independently.
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Before reading a story together,
do a "picture walk" with the book. A picture walk is simply going through
the book and asking your child to explain what they think is happening
in each picture of the story or to guess the activities or motives of the
main characters.
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Another way to teach and
enjoy a book is to choral read together. There are many different ways
to choral read, one is to read the text first and have your child reread
the text after you. You can also alternate the reading of sentences to
each other. Lastly, you could skip a word as you read aloud and have your
child say the word that you omitted. Poetry works well with this and stop
on the rhyming words.
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Encourage your child to
reread favorite stories. They gain a lot of confidence and skill by enjoying
a book they have read before.
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There are many ways to help
children figure out a difficult word as they read. We call them "Tricky
Word Strategies" . We have created a poster that has many ideas of what
to do if your child comes across a tricky word. Click on the picture on
the right, and get a full size, printable version of our many tips on helping
children decode a tricky word.
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