Reading Aloud
Ten
Commandments for Helping Children Learn to
Read
1. Set aside time to
listen to your child read.
2. Praise your child for what he/she can
do.
3. If your child has trouble with a word
tell him/her the word.
4. Don't pick words out of the story for
your child to read. He/she should read complete
sentences.
5. Talk about the story in a natural way.
Don't ask questions to test what he/she remembers about the
story.
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Great Resource: The New Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease Publisher: Penguin Books; 1989 (Second Revised Addition) ISBN #: 0-14-046881-1 |
1. Read to your child; let your child
read to you; take turns reading.
2. Discuss the books or stories that your
child reads.
3. Make sure there are books and
magazines lying around for your child to read.
4. Let your child see you reading for
information and pleasure.
5. Read humorous or interesting bits of
newspaper or magazine articles around.
6. Ask your older child to read a story
to a younger one while you are busy.
7. Ask your child to read a recipe to you
while you are cooking.
8. Introduce your child to the library;
make regular trips to the library.
9. Match books to your child's
interests.
10. Choose books that are appropriate for
your child's reading level.
11. Think back to the books you enjoyed
as a child. Your child may enjoy them, too.
12. Suggest books that relate to your
youngster's favorite television shows or movies.
13. Give books as gifts or a gift
certificate to a bookstore.
14. Get your child a subscription to a
magazine of his/her choice.
15. Be tolerant of "junk"
reading.
16. Show your child that you think
reading is important.
17. When you take a trip, put the
photographs in an album. Let your child dictate and you
write what he/she says beneath the photos. This can become
reading material.
The love of reading will be a gift that you give your child that no one can ever take away.
Keystone State Reading Association
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1. advertisements 2. astrology charts 3. autographs 4. ballots 5. banners 6. baseball cards 7. belt buckles 8. billboards 9. body language 10. bookmarks 11. book jackets 12. book lists 13. brochures 14. bulletin boards 15. bumper stickers 16. business cards 17. calculators 18. campaign buttons 19. candy/gum wrappers 20. card catalog 21. cards, playing 22. catalogs 23. cereal boxes 24. certificates 25. chalkboards 26. charge cards 27 checks/ money orders 28. clocks/ timers 29 clothing labels 30. comic strips 31. computer games 32. computer printouts 33. construction signs 34. coupons 35. crossword puzzles 36. cue cards 37. dashboards 38. dairies 39. dictionaries 40. directions 41. directories 42. dishes and glasses 43. door signs 44. doormats 45. drivers' licenses 46. elevator buttons 47. engravings 48. examinations 49 eye charts |
50. filmstrips 51. financial reports 52. flash cards 53. flip charts 54. flyers in windshields 55. forms, all kinds 56. fortune cookies 57. genealogy charts 58. grade books 59. graffiti 60. grocery lists 61. greeting cards 62. handwriting 63. historical markers 64. horoscopes 65. instructions 66. itinerary 67. junk mail 68. labels 69. legal documents 70. letters/ notes 71. license plates 72. licenses 73. locker combinations 74. logos 75. manuals 76. maps 77. marques 78. match covers 79. medicine labels 80. menus 81. money 82. monograms 83. newsletters 84. newspapers 85. notebook covers 86. office bulletins/ memos 87. patches 88. pens/ pencils 89. phone books 90. phonic writing 91. plaques 92. plays 93. poetry 94. postcards 95. posters 96. prescriptions 97. produce boxes 98. product names |
99. programs 100. puzzles 101. readability charts 102. reference materials 103. recipes 104. record/ tape labels 105. report cards 106. road signs 107. rubber stamps 108. rulers 109. scoreboards 110. secrets/ codes 111. sheet music 112. shopping bags 113. skywriting 114. souvenirs 115. stamps, postage 116. standardized tests 117. stenciling 118. sugar packets 119. tattoos 120. telegrams 121. telephone book 122. television guide 123. temperature signs 124. thank you notes 125. thesaurus 126. tickets 127. timetables 128. time/ temperature signs 129. tombstones 130. travel guides 131. T-shirts 132. TV game boards 133. vending machines 134. viewmasters 135. wallpaper 136. want ads 137. wanted posters 138. weather reports 139. wills 140. word lists 141. word searches 142. words in isolation 143. yearbooks 144. yellow pages
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Adapted from Journal of Reading, February 1981
ENCOURAGING READING
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I will read to my child on a daily basis. |
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I will establish a comfortable place for reading and studying. |
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I will serve as a model by engaging in reading and writing activities. |
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I will encourage my child to develop a personal library of books and magazines. |
FOSTERING LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
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I will use every opportunity to talk with and listen to what my child has to say. |
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I will include my child when I am talking with my friends. |
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I will encourage and assist my child in writing stories, poems, and letters. |
DEVELOPING POSITIVE ATTITUDES
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I will praise my child at least once a day. |
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I will encourage my child to participate in planning family events. |
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I will demonstrate my pride in my child's achievements. |