Helping Your Child Learn to Read
Children learn to read when they come to school. Grade Primary and Grade one were always some of my favorite to teach, because children normally came to me unable to read, and left at the end of grade one enjoying reading books on their own. I still love children's literature, and I have a shelf in my own library full of my favorite children's books. I loved these books because they helped develop student's love of books.
The students who were the most successful, learned to read the quickest, and enjoyed reading the most were the ones who had strong support at home, and parents who read to them at home.
The following links might be helpful in developing your own home reading program to help your child excel at reading at school.
"Dedicated to the thousands of children who need to improve their reading skills, and to their parents who want to help them succeed."
The Succeed to Read site is simple and easy to use. There is a simple menu with the various topics listed, so you can read as many or as few as you like. I also like that it doesn't contain a lot of advertisements for commercial sites.
The Reading is Fundamental site is nicely organized and has lots of excellent ideas. One nice feature is that you can look for information specific to your child's age. You can find list of books, and strategies to help your child learn to read.
I like the University Of Michigan site. It contains a number of interesting topics including "Reading to your baby", and "What if parents have trouble reading?"
This site has nice printable worksheets that can reinforce what you child is learning in school.
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