1.
Reading
at
Home
Make
a
regular
time
for
reading
everyday
• Turn
off
T.V.
• Let
your
child
know
that
you
ENJOY
the
time
together
• Make
listening
to
reading
a
SPECIAL
time
• PRAISE
every
effort
in
reading,
especially
if
your
child’s
confidence
is
low
• DON’T
compare
your
child’s
performance
with
others
Reading
for
meaning
Remember
that
getting
meaning
from
print
is
what
it
is
all
about.
TALK
about
the
book
before
you
read
it
LOOK
at
the
pictures,
the
cover,
the
title
ASK
“What
do
you
think
this
is
about?”
GO
through
the
book
page
by
page
TALK
about
the
pictures
and
the
words
or
ideas
that
might
be
in
the
book

2.
Be
Patient
Give
your
child
time
to
work
out
words.
FIVE
seconds
or
more
is
reasonable.
After
TEN
seconds
ENCOURAGE
your
child
to
use
the
following
strategies
when
they
come
to
an
unknown
word...
• “What
do
you
think
the
word
is?”
• “Read
the
sentence
and
see
if
you
can
work
it
out.”
• “Look
at
the
picture
for
any
cues.”
• “What
does
the
word
start
with?”
• “Have
a
go.”
• “Break
the
word
down
into
chunks.”
Remember
ENCOURAGEMENT
is
the
key.
Some
things
to
DO
Do
praise
your
child
when
an
idea
or
word
is
used
that
you
know
will
come
up
in
the
story.
Do
read
from
pictures,
encourage
your
child
to
build
up
a
story
before
looking
at
the
print.
Do
ask
questions
like
• “What
can
you
tell
about
the
story
from
the
pictures?”
• “What
do
you
think
will
happen
in
the
story?”
Do
talk
about
the
start
of
the
story,
what
happened
by
the
end
of
the
story,
the
people
in
the
story...etc.

3.
Correcting
mistakes
your
child
makes
1. If
the
mistake
makes
sense,
as
in
misreading
of
house
for
home,
let
your
child
continue
to
the
end
of
the
sentence.
Then
go
back
and
ask
“What
word
is
that?”
2. If
the
mistake
does
not
make
sense,
lead
your
child
to
correct
the
mistake
by
allowing
for
time
to
self-­‐correct.
3. Reread
what
your
child
has
said
and
ask
“Does
that
make
sense?”
4. Finally,
if
the
meaning
is
still
not
clear,
look
at
the
word
and
find
familiar
sounds,
such
as
‘s’
at
the
beginning
and
‘ing’
at
the
end.
Children
could
be
asked
the
following
questions
when
they
have
finished
reading
the
book...
• Did
you
enjoy
the
book?
What
makes
you
say
that?
• How
did
you
choose
it?
• Who
were
the
characters?
-­‐Which
was
your
favourite?
Why?
-­‐How
could
you
describe
this
character.
• Was
there
anything
you
did
not
like?
• Could
you
reread
you
favourite
piece?
• Could
you
think
of
another
ending?
• Did
you
come
across
any
unusual
words?
• Are
there
any
words
you
did
not
know
the
meaning
of?
• Can
you
retell
what
happened
in
the
story?
Who?
When?
Where?
Any
problems
–
how
were
they
solved?