On the index card. Your name/Su nombre Your childs name/El
nombre de su hijo Write 1 or 2 sentences explaining how important
reading is in your life. (In English or Spanish) We will hang these
up around the room!
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Fluency = pace (speed at which you read) Fluency = phrasing
(chunking of words) Fluency = intonation (expression) Fluency =
punctuation
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Fluency = decoding (reading the words right) By middle school,
students should be able to read 150 words per minute (WPM) of a
grade- level text.
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Students should read aloud every night. Idea: Use your cell
phone stopwatch to time your child reading the same text a few
times. Read aloud for at least 5 minutes a night.
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Idea: Have your child read a picture book to a younger sibling,
cousin, family friend. Have them go to the library to pick out
books about subjects theyll both enjoy reading. Idea: Turn the
close captioning on the TV.
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Comprehension = understanding the meaning of the text
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Comprehension requires students to use these superpowers while
reading: Making Inferences Asking Questions Monitor and Clarify
Comprehension Summarizing Synthesizing
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Be a family that reads! Idea: Set a good example. Have everyone
in the family read at the same time for 15 minutes/night. Idea:
Read the same book together. Take turns reading it aloud. Discuss
whats happening.
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Be a family that reads! Idea: Ask questions about what your
child is reading. Idea: Make trips to the library or bookstore a
special time with your child.
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Anything!!! Magazines, websites, comic books, graphic novels.
Just Right Books = 5 words or less words that they dont know (cant
decode or dont understand)
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Sandi A. Baer Tech Competency 12 10/21/10 This presentation was
created for a Family Literacy Workshop I hosted for the parents of
my students, all struggling readers. I included art I found on the
Internet (title slide image of boy reading), photos of students
engaging in our daily fluency work, and a video of students
engaging in independent reading to help ensure the presentation was
interesting. I used my cell phone to capture the student photos and
video, e-mailed them to myself, and then inserted them into the
slide show.