…make reading fun. It shouldn't be like homework. Make reading entertaining – make funny sounds and act it out together – kids really like that!
Robert Munsch, 2005
“A Moment with Munsch”
The children have been bringing their borrow-a-book bags home for a week. Everyone is very excited about borrowing a book, but some of the children are forgetting to return their book bags the next day. If you could help your child by reminding them each morning to return their bag, they will have an opportunity to exchange their book and have a fresh book each night. Also, this provides us with an opportunity to read the book along with your child after they have practised at home with you.
Reading the borrow-a-book should only be taking you and your child about 10-15 minutes at night. It's okay for you to read the book to your child - they don't have to read to you. If your child is attempting to read a book to you and he or she is getting frustrated it's best to stop and try again later. Remember, as the quote the beginning of this blog entry points out, reading should be a fun experience for both of you!
If you would like some suggestions about how best to support your child while reading at home, check out the link below.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/parentGuideLit2012.pdf
Here are a few websites which help teach letter recognition and word recognition.
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.tvokids.com/games/magicmailboxabcs
http://www.tvokids.com/games/letterella
http://www.tvokids.com/games/melvinsmarvellouswords
