Practice Reading by Getting into Character!
The real joy of reading comes when you can slow down, take apart, and enjoy the text. Here's an activity that will have your child perform a "reader's theater" by reading aloud.
Go on a Citation Hunt
Want to help your child learn to find quotations from books and articles that will support an argument? Here's a fun game that will have him hustling to find quotes to back up written assertions.
Boost Those Reading Skills with a Phonics Frog
Any time you have a chance to practice letter sounds with your kindergartner--keeping it upbeat, exciting and fun is essential when it comes to reading development. Here's a goofy phonics craft that offers a special focus on the letter "F" as in "Froggie!"
Craft Story Sequence Cards
Sequencing is important to academic success and logical thinking. Make simple story cards and help develop that ability.
Skim First, Answer Later: A Textbook Study Strategy
Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's a simple activity you can do at home before your middle-schooler begins those long end-of-the-chapter review questions.
Tea Bag Reading
You will personalize "bags of tea" with jumbles of words that can be reconfigured to form a simple sentence. Make acquainting your child with sentence structure and improving her reading skills an entertaining challenge!
Questions, Anyone? Ask Your Way to Reading Comprehension
If your child has a favorite book, you probably know he'll want you to read it to him again and again and again. To help your first grader build memory, listening, and reading comprehension skills, use this fun activity that uses his favorite book as a starting point!
Create a "Reading is Rewarding" Kit
Learning to read is an adventure for first graders and an undertaking, too. Make a "Reading is Rewarding" Kit that let's your child know you're with him for the whole wild ride.
Become a Word Detective!
Build those reading and vocabulary skills by helping your child be a "Word Detective" as he searches for context clues to find the meanings of unfamiliar words.
Read-cordings
Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your second grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!
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