Parents—

You Can Help!

* Read to your kids at night. At the end of each month, anyone who has read 100 books that month will get the chance to eat in the room during lunch!

* Have your kids practice writing their spelling words! This is VERY IMPORTANT!

* Have your child read aloud to you every night.

* Choose a quiet place, free from distractions, for your child to do his nightly reading assignments.

* As your child reads, point out spelling and sound patterns such as cat, pat, hat.

* When your child reads aloud to you and makes a mistake, point out words she has missed and help her to read the word correctly.

* After your child has stopped to correct a word he has read, have him go back and reread the entire sentence from the beginning to make sure he understands what the sentence is saying.

* Ask your child to tell you in her own words what happened in a story.

* To check your child's understanding of what he is reading, occasionally pause and ask your child questions about the characters and events in the story.

* Ask your child why she thinks a character acted in a certain way and ask your child to support her answer with information from the story.

* Before getting to the end of a story, ask your child what he thinks will happen next and why.

* Come eat lunch with your kids! Stay involved with their school!!

* Practice addition and subtraction flash cards. These are really easy to make on note cards.

* Practice reading color words, number words, and environmental print, i.e. McDonalds, Wal-Mart…words they see often!

This can be done in the car, or while waiting for another child’s practice to end. This does not have to be a chore; just exercise their minds at home too! Make it fun for everyone!!!