LITERACY BOOK BAGGIE
Dear Families,
Your child will bring home a “book baggie” every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The book(s) should be read nightly and brought back to school the next day. The book(s) your child brings home in this baggie will be at his/her instructional level. This means that your child should be able to read the book and apply reading strategies independently. Your child may not bring home a different book every night. They will reread books for fluency when they bring home a repeat book.
Your child is learning reading strategies that they can use independently. The children learn a variety of strategy to use for figuring out unfamiliar words. From time to time, your child may need help; however, when helping, please do not “give” your child the word. This can promote dependence rather than independence. Instead, prompt your child to use the strategies by saying one of the prompts below. In this manner, your child will learn to apply the strategies and will develop into an independent, fluent reader who reads for meaning.
What to Say When Your Child Gets Stuck
1) Say: “What can you try?” Child should:
*see if something in the picture can help them, then re-read
*reread and think about the story (prompt them if they do not)
*re-read and say the first sound of the tricky word – this often results in the correct word “popping out of their mouth” (again, prompt them if they do not)
2) If your child tries all of the above without getting the unknown word, say “Do you know something about that word that can help you?” Your child will often find a part in the word that she knows, and this can help her get meaning back into her reading.
What to Say When Your Child Makes an Error
Say: “Does that look right? Check it with your finger” or “Does that make sense? Go back and check again.”
Be sure to read EVERY DAY with your child – it pays off!
Praise your child’s reading and enjoy your time together!
Dear Families,
Your child will bring home a “book baggie” every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The book(s) should be read nightly and brought back to school the next day. The book(s) your child brings home in this baggie will be at his/her instructional level. This means that your child should be able to read the book and apply reading strategies independently. Your child may not bring home a different book every night. They will reread books for fluency when they bring home a repeat book.
Your child is learning reading strategies that they can use independently. The children learn a variety of strategy to use for figuring out unfamiliar words. From time to time, your child may need help; however, when helping, please do not “give” your child the word. This can promote dependence rather than independence. Instead, prompt your child to use the strategies by saying one of the prompts below. In this manner, your child will learn to apply the strategies and will develop into an independent, fluent reader who reads for meaning.
What to Say When Your Child Gets Stuck
1) Say: “What can you try?” Child should:
*see if something in the picture can help them, then re-read
*reread and think about the story (prompt them if they do not)
*re-read and say the first sound of the tricky word – this often results in the correct word “popping out of their mouth” (again, prompt them if they do not)
2) If your child tries all of the above without getting the unknown word, say “Do you know something about that word that can help you?” Your child will often find a part in the word that she knows, and this can help her get meaning back into her reading.
What to Say When Your Child Makes an Error
Say: “Does that look right? Check it with your finger” or “Does that make sense? Go back and check again.”
Be sure to read EVERY DAY with your child – it pays off!
Praise your child’s reading and enjoy your time together!