Tips For Getting Kids Hooked On Reading Clinton PTA Monday, November 14, 2016
Tonight’s Agenda 1) Quick Poll: What do you see that concerns you? 2) Tips on motivating and encouraging readers 3) How families can best support reluctant or struggling readers! 4) Book Recommendations 5) Questions & Answers
A Quick Poll What do you see (or not see) in your child’s reading behavior that concerns you? What do you see that encourages you?
Reading Rockets / ¡Colorín Colorado! Created by PBS - Great advice / resources!
Tips: Motivating and Encouraging Readers 1. "Read me a story!" (Read together) 2. Beyond books (magazines and comic books) 3. Keep it fun, for everyone (games / act it out) 4. "Look at what I did!" (visible record) 5. "I want that one!" (Choice is key!) 6. Something to talk about (keep the discussion going) 7. Hey, kids! What time is it? (Family reading time) http://www.readingrockets.org/article/tips-encouraging-kids-read
Recognizing the difference between an emotionally turned-off reader and a child with a learning problem Go to the library and ask the librarian for books that would be appropriate for your child's age. Can your child read that material? Can they understand it and discuss it with you? Does your child show symptoms that something's wrong? If kids complain of stomachaches, don't like going to school, or don't like reading anything, then they're probably struggling. If they reverse b's and d's when they copy letters, that could be an indication of a visual problem, especially if it persists through the end of first grade.
What is Dyslexia? https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=zafiGBrFkRM
How can families encourage kids to read at home when they're struggling with reading in school? Try to make it relaxing and low-key for a short part of the day. ● ● Share something of your own. ● Read aloud some funny or interesting parts of a book that you're reading. Draw your child in with a riddle book for kids, a passage from Sports ● Illustrated, or a newspaper story. ● Show your own enjoyment with it. ● Make it real short and real light. You don't want to be heavy-handed about it, especially if your child is being ● turned off at school. ● If your kid likes a movie, get the book from the library!
How can families encourage kids to read at home when they're struggling with reading in school? ● For kids who have lost the motivation to read, the way back is through material that's intensely interesting to them. The likelihood is that your child may almost have to disassociate what he's doing at school with the act of reading something for fun.
What should parents NOT do when they're reading with their kids? If a child is struggling to read aloud, DO NOT force her/him to continue struggling. ● Read the book aloud to your child first, then read it together. ● Reading is supposed to feel good to the child. When it does, they'll become readers. ● We all repeat things that are pleasurable.
What should parents NOT do when they're reading with their kids? Please, please please . . . Never make reading a punishment! Reading should be enjoyable and encouraged!
Encouragement for parents of struggling readers ● Try your best to be hopeful. ● Try not to show your children your own anxieties. ● If your kids are struggling, there are strategies that you can use to help. ● Work with your child's teacher to address reading issues.
A Team Effort! Clinton Public School Literacy Team Jennifer Kilkelly Lauren Devin Holly Kennedy-Levy
First grade into early second grade: Nate the Great (Marjorie Weinman Sharmat) ❖ Mitten series (Lola M. Schaefer) ❖ Alien in My Pocket (Nate Ball) ❖ Frog and Toad (Arnold Lobel) ❖ Fly Guy (Tedd Arnold) ❖ Junie B. Jones (Barbara Park) ❖ Flat Stanley (Jeff Brown) ❖ Bad Kitty (Nick Bruel) ❖
Second Grade into Third: Magic Tree House (MP Osborne) ● ● Cam Jansen (DA Adler) Ivy and Bean (A Barrows) ● ● Amber Brown (P Danziger) The "Who Was..." Biographies ● ● The "I Survived…” (L Tarshis)
Third grade into fourth: ● Origami Yoda (8 Books) ● Jedi Academy (Graphic Novels) ● Geronimo Stilton Books
Fourth-Eighth grade: The town paper! They like to read about ● real town issues and people. Often a lot of their peers are in the paper for sports American Adventure Series ● ● ANYTHING by Rick Riordan
R.L. Stine! Goosebumps Rotten School
Middle School Recommendations Series: Unwind, Harry Potter Genres: Topics: animals, sports, ● Realistic Fiction food ● Horror ● Short Stories ● Graphic Novels ● How-To (i.e. cookbook)
Awesome Authors Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan) Kate DiCamillo (The Tiger Rising, Despereaux, Edward Tulane) Sharon Draper (Out of My Mind, Stella By Starlight) Paul Volponi (The Final Four)
Seymour Simon - Engaging Non-Fiction
Audiobooks ❖ Engagement is the key! ❖ Models fluency ❖ Builds Comprehension ❖ Important to TALK as well as listen!
Recommended Reading Technology, Reading & Digital Literacy: Strategies to Engage the Reluctant Reader by L. Robert Furman (2015) Reaching Your Reluctant Reader: How One Dad Helped His Reluctant Reader Son Become An Unstoppable, Avid Reader by Jeff Gunhus (2013) Book Love: Help Your Child Grow from Reluctant to Enthusiastic Reader by Melissa Taylor (2012)
Interesting Website:
Jon Scieszka
Time Warp Trio - Historical Fiction
Jon Scieszka & Guys Read Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys' Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys by Jon Scieszka (2008) Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka (2008)
Guys Read Series Guys Read: Terrifying Tales (2015) Guys Read: True Stories (2014) Guys Read: Other Worlds (2013) Guys Read: The Sports Pages (2012) Guys Read: Thriller (2011) Guys Read: Funny Business (2010)
Writing Advice? ● Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices ● Guy-Write: What Every Guy Writer Needs to Know Ralph Fletcher (of Writing Workshop fame)
Questions?
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