Ways to Help Children Read
11 Ways to Help Children Read
- Read aloud to your child. No app replaces your lap.
- Incorporate phonological awareness activities such as
- reading nursery rhymes
- play “I Spy” with beginning sounds
- teach your child separate sounds in words (ex: |b| |u| |g|)
- Teach letters and sounds.
- Practice word families. (Ex: Pig-replace “p” with “w”. What do you have? Wig)
- Practice decoding–look at a word and sound it out.
- Listen to your child read.
- Build vocabulary–learn new words from the story.
- Stop and ask questions while reading to assist with comprehension.
- Have them retell a story.
- Encourage writing.
- Make reading a regular activity in your home.
Key Contacts
Teresa Phillips
Assistant Superintendent
912.212.8556
Crystal Simpkins
Director
Early Childhood Learning & Literacy
Jennifer Agnew, Secretary
School Improvement
912.212.8570
