Article provided by Reading Rockets, Colorin, Colorado, and LD OnLine One way to help a child comprehend what they are reading is to encourage them to visualize parts of the story in their mind. These “mental movies” helps clarify and increase understanding that extends throughout genres. The pictures they imagine can
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Reading Buddy Tip – March 2019
Understanding the Code For this month’s Reading Buddy Tip, we would like to post the PowerPoint and phonics cheat sheet from this year’s Reading Buddy Seminar (see links below). This year’s seminar covered some of the more common phonics patterns for breaking down words. Key takeaways from the seminar are:
Reading Buddy Tip of the Month: Back from Winter Break and Ready to Read
After two weeks off from school, many children lose some reading proficiency, particularly if they did not do much recreational reading over the break. For your first session back, you may consider choosing books from a lower reading level or re-reading a book you read before the break to help