Reading Tips
Research has shown that it is best to read with your child in your own language. Reading is not only reading the words on the page but being able to discuss and understand what you read. If you are more confident in your own language, please read and talk about books in your language. This will give your child the opportunity to develop a larger oral vocabulary that will help him as he learns in the classroom.
As you begin reading with your child in your own language or in English, practice the following things:
look at the cover of the book and talking about what you see
read the title of the book and guessing or predicting what the book is about
read a book from front to back, from beginning to end
read a page from top to bottom
read a line from left to right - in some languages people read a line from right to left
point out, when your child is ready, that letters make words and words make sentences or lines
show your child that there are spaces between words
point your finger under each word to show them that every word you say matches a word on the page
develop a sense of story structure, pointing out that there is a beginning, a middle and an end
Try to read in your own language to your child every day. Children need to be exposed to good literature to build a rich and varied language. Please share all the wonderful authors from your own culture. Your child will have a chance to experience great American authors in our classroom! You may highlight the text and then paste it to any of the translating sites so you can have it in your own language.
As you begin reading with your child in your own language or in English, practice the following things:
look at the cover of the book and talking about what you see
read the title of the book and guessing or predicting what the book is about
read a book from front to back, from beginning to end
read a page from top to bottom
read a line from left to right - in some languages people read a line from right to left
point out, when your child is ready, that letters make words and words make sentences or lines
show your child that there are spaces between words
point your finger under each word to show them that every word you say matches a word on the page
develop a sense of story structure, pointing out that there is a beginning, a middle and an end
Try to read in your own language to your child every day. Children need to be exposed to good literature to build a rich and varied language. Please share all the wonderful authors from your own culture. Your child will have a chance to experience great American authors in our classroom! You may highlight the text and then paste it to any of the translating sites so you can have it in your own language.