Helpful Hints for Students and Families
READING=MEANING
Your child should be reading every day!
Try to read WITH your child at least 3 times a week.
(read aloud to your child, partner read together or have your child read to you)
Try to balance between simply enjoying a story together and practicing skills that will develop meaning. Here are guidelines to help you discuss fiction and nonfiction text with your child.
Thinking about Fiction Text
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Beginning
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Middle
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End
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Who are my characters?
What kind of people are they?
Do I like them?
What is the setting of thestory?
How does that affect mycharacters?
What do I think will happen?
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What is the problem of thestory?
How is it affecting mycharacters?
How is the relationship of thecharacters developing?
Is my character changing?
Whatis causing the change?
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How did my character change?
What caused the change?
What is the author’s message?
What does the author want me to learn about life?
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Thinking About Non-Fiction Text
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Beginning
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Middle
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End
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What is my topic?
What do I already know aboutthis topic?
What do I wonder about thistopic?
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What am I learning about thistopic?
How has that changed what Ialready knew about this topic?
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What new information have Ilearned?
How has this made me smarter?
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Be the model your child needs to succeed!
Have you enjoyed a good book lately?