Reading Strategies to Use at Home

Reading Strategies to Use at Home

 

1. Fluency

·       Read aloud often

·       Reread favorite books

·       Model reading fun

·       Act out a book or story

·       Read new words and talk about their meaning

·       Echo read

2. Vocabulary

·       Read aloud a variety of genres

·       Talk about daily events and books you read together

·       Talk about illustrations and connections

·       Search for new words in text

·       Learn new words everyday

3. Text Comprehension

·       Predict stories

·       Ask who, what, when, where, why

·       Continually ask questions when reading book

·       Look for connections

·       Ask about the main idea

4. Writing

·       Provide many writing materials and tools

·       Keep a journal at home

·       Give story starters to write

·       Plan a writing time daily and respond