First Grade

Mrs.Dillard	Ms. Jones
Mrs. Miller	Ms. Shumate

Family Support for Reading

• Read aloud daily
• Visit bookstores and libraries regularly
• Watch Reading Rainbow on T.V. together
• Expose your child to computer games and CD-ROM games related to reading (like Reader Rabbit and Magic Schoolbus)
• Read lots of different things aloud (like stories, poetry, recipes, letters, history, science, directions, etc.)
• Subscribe to a magazine (like Sesame Street, Ranger Rick, or Highlights) and read it together
• Find books with pattern, rhythm, and rhyme that help children as they first begin to read on their own
• As you read together, ask your child to predict what might happen next or talk about how the book or article relates to your child's' life
• Once in awhile make a mistake while you are reading and problem-solve with your child about how to figure out what would make more sense
• Retell stories with your child in your own words after reading a story
• Talk about the characters in the books you read.  Ask questions like, "Does that character remind you of anyone you know or anyone else in another book?"
• Keep a list of "favorite books we've read" or "your favorite books" or a wish list of "books to buy."
• Talk about interesting words, authors and illustrators
• Ask friends and relatives to give books as gifts
• Encourage your child to read to friends, children in your family or other relatives

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