Increase Reading at Home
 

When you want your child to read independently, the text should be at his/her independent reading level (95% or more of the words are known to the child). 

If you are sharing the reading of a passage with your child the text should be within the child’s instructional/independent level (approximately 7 errors for every 100 words). 

Respond to your child’s reading with enthusiasm and praise for a job well done! 

These activities will help your child practice reading and

build his/her confidence and fluency in reading. 

 

Echo Reading	Choral Reading	Reader’s Theater
Read aloud one sentence at a time.  Your child is to read the same line immediately afterwards.  Have him/her use his/her finger to follow the words as he/she reads.	Read aloud with your child, almost chanting the words.  Reread the selection and eventually fade out to let your child read it alone.	Both you and your child become the characters in a story, and read the parts.
Storytelling	Repeated Reading	Shared Reading
Read a story to your child using facial expressions and hand motions.  Then, have your child read the story as you continue to act out the text your child is reading.	Listen to your child read a short 1-2 minute passage correcting any errors within 3 seconds.  Discuss the problem words at the end.  Have your child read the selection two more times and praise his/her progress.	Take turns reading.  Pass a reading stick (or some token, such as a stuffed animal) to your child to indicate that it is his/her turn to start reading.  Keep passing the reading stick until the passage is finished.
Timed Reading	Modeled Reading	Paired Reading
Take turns reading for one minute at a time each, until the selection is finished.  Have your child join in when it is your turn if he/she wants to.	Read aloud the first few pages of each reading selection so your child gets comfortable with the rate and flow.  Then have your child read the same pages or carry on reading immediately after you.	Read the selection together with your child and point to the words as you read.  Keep rereading until your child feels comfortable reading the selection alone.   Have your child signal when he/she wants to read independently.