By Perry and Cherilyn Ashley – Tutoring Club of Northern CO. \u00a0– January 16, 2018<\/p>\n
Want your child to succeed as a reader, then read aloud together? \u00a0\u00a0Reading aloud with your child can be a challenge for parents, from developing a consistent nightly reading time to showing patience while hearing one\u2019s child struggle to learn to read. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As soon as their child develops reading skills, many parents stop reading aloud with their child, which can affect their child\u2019s reading growth and fluency.<\/p>\n
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The Joy of Reading!<\/p>\n
As parents, our goal is to motivate our children to read so they will desire to practice reading on their own and, thus, become fluent readers. \u00a0This happens best when a child has a joy of reading, just as they have for TV or video games. \u00a0For instance, sitting with a group of children in front of the television can be eye opening. \u00a0\u00a0For every commercial they view, the children recited each actor\u2019s line perfectly. \u00a0\u00a0As parents, we need to have the same zeal as these advertisers by \u201cadvertising\u201d how great reading can be. \u00a0We do this by reading great stories, poems and fantasies aloud to them, so they can see how fun reading can be. \u00a0Simply read a passage of a book and have your children describe the surroundings of the scene. \u00a0\u00a0Make it fun and see where their imagination takes you.
\nIn a Scholastic.com report concerning \u201cThe State of Kids and Reading\u201d reported that \u201cHalf of Children ages 6-17 (51%) are not currently reading a book for fun and another one in five (20%) just finished one.\u00a0\u00a0 The report goes on to report that, \u201cThe percentage of children who say reading books for fun is extremely or very important drops after age 8.\u201d
\nAs parents, by teaching our children to read we are giving them the tools they need to succeed in life. \u00a0\u00a0Conquering the written word through books develops a life skill that will allow your child to succeed in our digital age. \u00a0As Francis Bacon said, \u201cKnowledge is power.\u201d \u00a0There is though more to reading than just non- fiction. Books come in different genres, and finding the genera one likes can be tricky, but is ultimately enjoyable. \u00a0Remember, books enrich our minds, allows one to relax, and can take one on a magical journey away from one\u2019s stressful life.<\/p>\n
With your assistance, your child can start a lifelong relationship with the printed word, allowing them to grow into adults who read easily and frequently.<\/p>\n
Learning to Read<\/p>\n
Do you remember when you started to learn to read? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The answer for most of us began between the ages of 4 and 7, when we started recognizing words on a page. \u00a0\u00a0To parents, this becomes evident when a child recognizes their favorite cereal or an advertising logo. \u00a0\u00a0At this time, they are starting to recognize and decode letters.<\/p>\n
This time for parents should be an exciting time where one can start exposing your child to stories, songs and poems. \u00a0\u00a0It helps during this time to remember that as an adult, one can take a lot of things for granted when one reads. \u00a0Here are a few key points that should make it easier to read aloud time with your children with patience.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a difference between words and pictures. Point to the print as you read aloud.
\nWords on a page have meaning, and that is what we learn to read.
\nWords go across the page from left to right. Follow with your finger as you read
\nWords on a paper are made up of letters and are separated by a space.
\nEach letter has at least two forms: one for capital letters and one for small letters.
\nEach letter makes its own sound, and those sounds make up words.
\nBe encouraging and focus on the positive.<\/p>\n
As parents we forget that written words can seem like hieroglyphics to our children, and learning how solve them takes time. \u00a0\u00a0Therefore, patience is extremely important.<\/p>\n
Learning starts at the home
\nAs Geoffrey Holder stated, \u201cEducation begins at home. \u00a0You can\u2019t blame the school for not putting into your child what you don\u2019t put into them.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0The love of reading is a prime example. \u00a0Children who are read out loud to grow to love books and have significantly higher reading scores than students whose parents are less involved in helping their child to read at home.<\/p>\n
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a division of the U.S. Department of Education, children who are read to at home enjoy a substantial advantage over children who are not. In a study of fourth-grade classroom reading comprehension skills it became obvious which students parent were involved and those who had low involvement.\u00a0\u00a0 Those classes that had high involvement among parents reading at home where 29 points higher than the national average.\u00a0\u00a0 Those classes that had low involvement had a reading score 46 points below the national average.\u00a0\u00a0 (http:\/\/www.nea.org\/grants\/facts-about-childrens-literacy.html)
\nBy reading aloud together, one becomes an example, and by doing other activates, parents instill a value to reading. \u00a0\u00a0Children begin to look forward to this time and develop special memories. \u00a0\u00a0Remember the first time one went to Neverland? \u00a0Stepped through the wardrobe into Narnia? \u00a0Helped Cinderella get ready for the ball? \u00a0Went on an adventure with Raggedy Ann and Andy? \u00a0Sailed the open seas with Stuart Little? Or stepped out onto the Prairie with Laura Ingalls Wilder? \u00a0This list could go on forever, with all the exciting adventures we\u2019ve turned into memories through reading. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Some of these adventures made us cry, and some made us laugh, but by being there reading these stories with your children, they become lifelong memories you share together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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