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To improve reading decoding (sounding out words):
1. Read the first, then last letters of the word
2. Read the word without the vowels (consonants carry most of the meaning)
3. Look for a known chunk or small word within the word
4. Use a finger to cover part of the word
5. Ask: “Does it sound right, make sense, look right?”
6. Re-read inserting the beginning sound of an unknown word
To improve reading fluency (reading rapidly and accurately):
7. Choose a text your child can read independently (no more than 1 in 20 words are difficult) and that is relatively short (50-200 words)
8. Read aloud daily, then have the child re-read the same text out loud three to four times to you
9.Read a text together in unison (can use repetitious or predictable books that invite children to join in)
10. Tape record a book being read by a fluent reader at about 80-100 words per minute & have your child listen the first time pointing to the words, then try to read along with the tape
11. Partner your child with a more fluent reader who reads a page or paragraph first, then gives feedback & encouragement to your child as he or she reads the same text out loud
To improve reading comprehension (understanding):
12. Ask questions & make comments about the text
13. Have your child generate his/her own questions
14. Help your child recognize story structure (setting, characters, problems, feelings, character goals, attempts to solve a problem, outcomes and ending)
15. Summarize the text by condensing the information and putting it into your own words
From: Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, National Institute for Literacy, 2001 & Literacy at the Crossroads, Regie Routman, 1996.
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