How can you
support your child’s Reading class at home?
1. Read together.
2. Talk about what you are
reading just like you would talk about favorite movies or television shows.
3. Encourage reading for fun.
Share stories about your positive experiences with reading.
What can
you do on the blog?
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Review the word
of the day listed at the bottom of the page. Encourage your child to use
these words or the related words in conversation or in writing.
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Read the Article
of the Week posted in the middle of the page and discuss it together.
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Study and practice
this week’s root words and definitions posted in the middle of the
page.
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Play the root
word review games on the right side of the page for extra practice with
root word meanings (good for figuring out unknown words!).
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Go to PowerSchool
on the top right side of the page and practice reading your stories
aloud. The stories for all levels are attached in the Developmental Reading
class when you are in PowerSchool.
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Click on the
Fluency tab at the top of the page to review difficult words in your stories
from PowerSchool and to listen to audio of the stories.
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Read digital books
from the websites linked on the right side of the page.
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Use the “What
Should I Read Next?” link on the top right side of the page to choose new
books.
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Click on the
Decoding tab at the top of the page to review vowel combination sounds,
prefixes, suffixes, and to sound out longer words with these parts.
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Click the links on
the right side of the page to learn more about the Featured Reader activity
and Reading and Writing Stations in the classroom.
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Click on the
Students tab at the top of the page to do games and activities related
to Reading and Language Arts.
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Click on the
Parents tab at the top of the page for resources related to parenting
teens with disabilities.
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STUDENT HOMEWORK:
Look
for the word of the day in other contexts and share back in class.
Use
the word of the day at home and in other classes.
Practice
reading your story for the week on PowerSchool. Listen to it on the blog.
Review
root words on the blog.
Read
at home for 20 minutes daily.
Talk
to friends and family about what you are reading.
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