1.       Book Orientation

Let your child choose the book. Come into my Reading Recovery room and let me help  your child choose with your help. They are the ones that hold the book and have ownership. Talk about the cover, what might be in the book. Flick through the book or some of the book and talk for one or two minutes about the plot. Use some of the harder language in the book to orient your child to hard vocabulary.

Watch this one and a half minute you tube video about this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BshkXhB8A24

2. ECHO Reading

Here is a great strategy for modelling reading with fluency and phrasing. You read a line, sentence or paragraph and your child reads just like you.

Watch this one minute YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFLeIZQzV0

3.       Reading Together (NIM)

Takes the stress and anxiety out of reading. As you read your child is reading too, maybe half a second behind you.

Watch this one minute YouTube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTWW3QYd58Q

4.       Paired Reading

When a book is becoming familiar, perhaps after one of the above techniques, paired reading is great. It is done once the book is familiar and your child has a bit more confidence.

Watch this one minute video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j80MHkyIIFs

For a more interesting technique watch this longer video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR8LWdDEZkY

5. Read independently

Your child will want to read the same by themselves when the book is familiar and they are confident. Great! All your help above is having a big reward!

6.       HAVE FUN

This is the most important part. You are the role model. Don’t show annoyance. Be in the moment and enjoy the book. If you laugh and smile then so will your child. Be encouraging and loving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RQAHS_a0E