““Elementary” Tips For Elementary” Tips For Engaging Young Engaging Young

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““Elementary” Tips For Elementary” Tips For Engaging Young Engaging Young

ReadersReaders

Jean BorayJean Boray

Elementary Reading CoordinatorElementary Reading Coordinator

Education Summit 2008Education Summit 2008

Scott Foresman Reading Street

• DVD explaining the elementary reading program

• Family Times

5 Important Parts of Reading

• Phonemic Awareness: The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words.

• Phonics: also known as the Alphabetic Principle. The ability to associate sounds with letters and use these sounds to form words.– Nursery Rhymes - Sound games– Sight words - Lots of reading

5 Parts Continued…• Fluency: The effortless ability to

automatically read words in connected text.– Listening and practicing fluent reading with

expression ( known as prosody)

• Reading Rate Expectations:Grade BOYWCPM

EOYWCPM

Average Weekly gain

First Mid 20 45 1.9 words

Second 50 90 1.2

Third 70 107 1.1

Fourth 94 123 0.9

Fifth 110 139 0.9

Sixth 127 150 0.7

5 Part Continued…• Vocabulary: The ability to understand

and use words to acquire and convey meaning.– Wide reading ~ different types of books

(Genre) helps build background knowledge• While reading talk about words and their

meanings • Do crossword puzzles, play word games, Word

Bingo, Concentration, Scrabble, Boggle…• Point out interesting words around you.• Children need to learn at least 3,000 new

words a year to stay on track.

Independent ReadingWhat Matters (Trelease2006, Allington 1988

Percentile RankPercentile Rank Minutes of Reading Per DayMinutes of Reading Per Day Words Read Per YearWords Read Per Year

9898 65.065.0 4,358,0004,358,000

9090 21.221.2 1,823,0001,823,000

8080 14.214.2 1,146,0001,146,000

7070 9.69.6 622,000622,000

6060 6.56.5 432,000432,000

5050 4.64.6 282,000282,000

4040 3.23.2 200,000200,000

3030 1.81.8 106,000106,000

2020 0.70.7 21,00021,000

1010 .1.1 8,0008,000

Comprehension…

• Four important parts of comprehension:–Predicting–Questioning–Clarifying–Summarizing

5 Parts Continued…• Comprehension: The complex

process involving the interaction between the reader and the text to convey meaning.– Good readers create pictures in their

minds as they read.– Help your child with detailed questions,

it leads to good visual images. When they are confident with a sentence try aparagraph and then a whole page of

text. This activity helps build questioning.

Encourage Reading• Take your child to the library.• Read aloud to your child everyday.• Listen to your child read aloud everyday.• Be A Reading Model.• Limit TV and screen time.• Children need the 4 “A’s”

– Attention– Appreciation– Affection– Acceptance

Expect the best from them!

Ten Reasons to Read to Your Child

1. When you hold them and give them attention they know you love them.

2. Reading to them will encourage them to become readers.

3. Today children’s books are so good that they are fun even for adults.

4. The illustrations often rank with the best, giving children a lifelong appreciation for good art.

Top Ten Continued…5. Books are one way of passing on your

values.6. Books will enable your child’s imagination to

soar.7. Until they learn to read they think you are

magic.8. Listening to stories will help develop your

child's attention span. 9. When you give them this gift, you will create

memories that last a lifetime.10. Every teacher and librarian you

ever meet will thank you!

Websites• www.trelease-on-reading.com• www.guysread.com• www.readingrockets.com• http://fen.com• www.collingsm.freeserve.co.uk• www.famlit.ort• www.theschoolbell.com/links/dolch/dolch.htm• www.familyreading.org• www.scholastic.com/parents• www.rochester.k12.mn.us click

Academics -WebLinks -Elementary -options on left

Websites for K- Grade 2• www.pbskids.org• www.starfall.com• www.literacycenter.net• www.scholastic.com• http://kids.aol.com/homework-help/

junior/language-arts• http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/

lilones.htm• •

Websites for Grades 2-5

• www.FamilyEducation.com• www.funbrain.com• www.timeforkids.com• www.bookadventure.com• www.sikids.com• www.thinkfinity.com• Ask your child’s teacher for an access

code to get on the Scott Foresman site.

"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn,

the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss

Never leave home without some books to read!