Week 3: Shared Reading Workshop

Shared Reading Workshop Week 3

Amy PastorellaEED 573N

Grand Canyon University

Blast Off Into Literacy

How Parents Can Help Improve Their Child’s Reading and Writing

Healthy Brains Learn Better

Reading interventions strengthens brain processing and literacy skills to increase reading proficiency in students of all ages.

Parents can engage students in literacy and comprehension activities that improve and develop memory, attention, processing rate and sequencing- cognitive skills essential for academic success.

Achieving literacy proves to be a difficult task for some students. With this challenge in mind, a

collaborated and compiled series of unique activities to aid students with improving literacy and proficiency skills has been created. More

specifically, the following activities motivate students to engage in enjoyable, low-pressure

exercises in a relaxed environment. These very innovative activities are suited for every child at

various levels of literacy.

Here are some activities you can work on with your child:

Word Bingo: For students to practice phonics, Word Bingo is an activity that can be played. Bingo boards are distributed in which students have to copy down words seen on a projector or another piece of paper. The words will be covered called out by the by parents in true BINGO fashion. In this activity the words called out contain consonant blends. When student fills a line across, down or up they win.

Chutes and Ladders: This activity involved student(s) using flashcards that show consonant blends. Students must say all the words on a flashcard correctly before they can take a spin on the wheel to advance on the traditional chutes and ladder’s board.

Alpha Tracing: Parent and student can sit next to each other. Parent will introduce a letter of the alphabet by saying some words that begin with that letter, pronounce the sound of the letter and use the words in a sentence. Parent will then trace the letter in the air with the student using their index finger. Student will follow this by tracing a print out copy of the letter and pronouncing the sound of the letter to parent.

That’s not all…

Mix and Match: Student(s) will be presented with various letters and be asked to form words with those letters. Once a word is formed, student will have to pronounce words to learn their sounds. Parents can write down the created words to put them on flashcards. Flashcards will be used to review the words and sounds with the student.

Name that Vowel: On a worksheet, students will be presented with words that are missing their vowels. Student will have to sound out words to find the missing vowel. When the word is correctly made, student will pronounce the word out loud.

Pitch It Up: Using a xylophone (similar instrument), student will hear a low sound and a high sound. Student will have to determine which pitch of sound they heard by holding up a red card for a high sound or a green card for a low sound. A series of 10 sounds will be given.

Spelling Bee: Student(s) will have time to review a list of words. After review, parents can pronounce a word from the list that student have to repeat and spell out loud or write down on the board or on a piece of paper.

Wait there’s some more….

Word Stretcher: Letters will be set in front of student. Student has five minutes to create/write down as many words as they can. Parents can then review and pronounce the words with the student.

Star Pics: Parents can show student four pictures at a time. Parents then pronounce a word that represents one of the pictures. Student has to pick the correct picture associated with the word.

Stellar Stories: Student will be read a story. When the story is complete, parents can ask student questions based on the story to test how much they remember.

Echo Reaching: Parent can read a short story or poem. Upon completion, student will read the same passage out loud to practice fluency and dictation.

Your child will love these!

Mimicking Sound: To exercise auditory skills, student will be asked to identify sound patterns they hear using a xylophone or appropriate instrument. The patterns of sound are: High/High; High/Low; Low/High; Low/Low. Students will use their index finger to point out the directions of sound to mimic the pattern they hear.

Scribble Wizard: Parent can read a short passage and student will have to write down all they remember from that passage. Parent can then review notes with student.

Long Vowels: Student will be given a picture to color. Sections of the pictures will have words written in them containing a long vowel sound. Students will have to color in the sections using a color key that associates a color with a specific vowel.

Sentence Sensation: Students will pick a topic of their choice. They will take an allotted time to write down three to five sentences about that topic. When they are finished, they must read their sentences out loud to their parent. Parent will review sentences with student and check spelling of each word and sentence formation.

More Creative and Simpleways to improve your child’s reading and writing:

Let your child write your grocery list. Read with your child for twenty minutes

each night. Let your child write and tell you a story. Take regular trips to the Library. Play Hide and Go Seek Words

Parents are their children's first teacher and a positive influence in the importance of education.

Parents can show their children their commitment to education by active involvement.

For parents, building successful relationships takes time and commitment. You work hard to support a child's success.

Parent-child, teacher-parent and teacher-student relationships are built when

everyone works together towards the same goal.

“If you build it, they will come.” - “Field of Dreams,” 1989

Parent-Child Relationships

The parent-child relationship consists of a combination of behaviors, feelings, and expectations that are unique to a particular parent and a particular child. The relationship involves the full extent of a child's development.

Of the many different relationships people form over the course of the life span, the relationship between parent and child is among the most important. The quality of the parent-child relationship is affected by how much effort a parent is willing to contribute to their child.

http://www.healthofchildren.com/P/Parent-Child-Relationships.html#ixzz0RZ2axKWb

Teacher-Parent Relationships

In the effort to connect schools with parents, educators can:

Involve parents in classroom activities.

Give parents a voice in decisions.

Plan ahead for parent/teacher conferences.

Foster good communication during parent/teacher conferences.

Family and school represent the primary environments in which young children grow and develop, and good schools value parental

involvement. The foundation for good parent-teacher relationships is frequent and open communication, mutual respect and a clear

understanding of what is best for each individual child.

http://www.naeyc.org/families/PT

Teacher-Student Relationships

The teacher-student relationship is very important for children.

The communication between the student and the teacher serves as a connection between the two, which provides a better atmosphere for a classroom environment.

When teachers interact with students, they are able to learn more about their students.

Students remember their favorite teachers.

http://www.csun.edu/~acc50786/Education.html

Everyone knows about the importance of getting educated. Education makes people easy to lead, difficult to drive, easy to govern, impossible to

enslave. Now days, it is almost impossible to find a child who has not been to school. While educating

your child, remember that education is not an event…

it is a process,

a continuing process.

Success depends on you!

Make reading fun Be creative Be consistent Be involved

Parents, you will love the time you share with your child and your child will always

remember and appreciate you for that!

Thank you very much for your time, active involvement and support.

I look forward to working with you during the school year!

Reference:

http://www.healthofchildren.com/P/Parent-Child-Relationships.html#ixzz0RZ2axKWb

http://www.naeyc.org/families/PT

http://www.csun.edu/~acc50786/Education.html