Parents play a big role in a student’s education. They are the first teachers. Parents will play a very active role in my classroom. I plan to ask parents to come in and read to the class and might even start up a reading log where the parents have to write down how long their child read at night. Parents are the greatest resource.Here are a few things parents can do at home to help with their child's reading.
- Be a Reading Role Model: Set a good example for your children by exhibiting a love for reading yourself. Get a good book, curl up on the couch and enjoy reading the story. It is a lot easier to convince children that reading is fun, when you enjoy it.
- Provide the Tools to Succeed: Help your children succeed at reading by providing them with interesting books and a good dictionary. Take your children to the library or a bookstore and let them pick out books that interest them. Children are more willing to read books on topics that they find interesting.
- Teach the Benefits of Reading: Teach your children that reading is a useful skill to have. A good way to do this is to respond to one of your child's questions by getting a book on the subject. Together you can discover the answer through reading the book together.
- Make Reading Fun: Make reading a fun family activity. Gather the family together. Have each family member take turns reading a page of the book aloud. Show enthusiasm when reading and listening to the story. Talk about the story after reading time is over.
- Praise: Praise your children often about their reading efforts. Children, who feel positive about themselves and feel their success and effort is recognized, tend to learn better.
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