Family Reading Workshop

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Family ReadingWorkshop
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Look at What Youve Learned!

• Five Finger Rule

Open the book anywhere. Make a fist. Start to
read the page. Put up a finger for each tricky
word you come to. ________________________________
__________ 1 finger ? too easy 2-3 fingers ? JUST
RIGHT! Try another page. 4-5 fingers ? too
hard Adapted from International reading
association Teachers Friend, Scholastic.
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FLUENCY

• Echo Reading You read one line, the child reads
  the same line after you (any language).
• Choral Reading You and your child read the same
  lines aloud together at the same time (any
  language).
• Partner Reading You and your child take turns
  reading (any language).
• REMEMBER You need to be a good model!

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COMPREHENSION

• Before Reading
• Preview
• Predict
• Ask Questions
• Set Purpose
• During Reading
• Check Understanding
• Make Images
• Check/Fix Predictions
• Question
• Make Connections
• Fix-Up Strategies

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COMPREHENSION

• After Reading
• Fiction
• Somebody-Wanted-But-Then-So
• Bookmarks
• Nonfiction
• Graphic Organizer
• Bookmarks

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What About the Summer?

• Research says
• Some students can lose up to 3 months of reading
  development during the summer months.
• Between grades 1 and 6, the overall impact of
  this could result in 1 ½ years worth of reading
  development lost over the summer months.
• Adapted from Maryann Mraz Timothy V. Rasinski,
  Summer reading loss. The Reading Teacher, 2007.

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What Can We Do?

• The best predictor for summer loss or summer
  gain
• is how much your child reads!
• The more they read, the better they become!
• Adapted from Maryann Mraz Timothy V. Rasinski,
  Summer reading loss. The Reading Teacher, 2007.

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What Can You Do?

• Keep using what you have learned!
• Have books, magazines, and newspapers around the
  house
• Have your child see you reading
• Visit the library together
• Read to your child, listen to them read
• Talk about what you are reading
• Praise your childs reading
• Sing songs
• Tell stories talk
• Listen to books on tape
• Set limits on television and video game use
• Reward your childs reading
• Encourage your child to read write messages
  (grocery lists, to-do lists, cards to family
  members)
• Share what you have learned with other parents!
• Make it fun enjoyable!

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Congratulations!

• When families are meaningfully involved in
  schools, students perform better both in
  academics and behavior.
• Your commitment to these workshops and your
  willingness to learn and ask questions will make
  a difference in your childs life!
• Thank You!