ReadingTips for Parents

The Louisiana Department of Education encourages all students to read every day during the summer. Reading is the greatest factor in your child’s overall academic success. Children who read more do better in school. Our goal is for every student to become a capable reader and to develop a love for reading. Parents can help their children reach that goal by reading to them and with them daily. If your children are already reading, encourage them to read at least 30 minutes every day. Involve them in reading activities at the public library. Help your child see that books are “passports to the world. “

Tips for PreK - 2 Parents

Read with and to your child and talk to them about what they are reading.

Talk about the pictures in the story.

Encourage your child to read for a specified period of time every day.

Before getting to the end of a story, ask your child what he/she thinks will happen next and why.

Ask your child to tell you in his/her own words what happened in the story.

Make a game out of reading by taking turns with your child reading parts of the story.

Read to your child from a variety of children’s books, including fairy tales, song books, poems, and information books.

Encourage your child to re-read books, poems, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales.

Let your child see you read every day.

Limit the amount of time your child spends watching television and playing video games.

PreK-2 Student Web Sites

Alpha-kidZ

http://alphakidz.com/

Read-long books and learning games

GameGoo

http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/

Learning games for early readers

Louisiana.gov – Kids page

http://www.louisiana.gov/Explore/Kids_Page/

State information, games and fun activities

Mascota StoryPlace

http://www.storyplace.org/sp/preschool/preschool.asp?themeid=13

Read-along stories in Spanish

RIF Reading Planet

http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/bookzone/

Read-along stories and songs and Game Station

Starfall http://www.starfall.com/

A great web site for beginning and young readers!

Check your local public library web site for access to the Tumblebooks web site.

PreK-2 Parent Resource Websites

U. S. Department of Education

www.ed.gov/parents

Resources and guides are provided to help promote children’s reading success.

PBS Parents

http://pbs.org/parents

Education: Reading and Language - Learn how children become readers and writers and how YOU can help them.

The National Center for Family Literacy

http://www.famlit.org

Family Literacy & You: Tips for Parents

All Kinds of Minds

www.allkindsofminds.org

Parent Toolkit: Millions of children struggle in school daily because of differences in learning.

Reading is Fundamental

http://www.rif.org/parents

Booklists, tips, and more! Plenty of ways to get you and your children back into the school groove.

Tips for Grades 3-5 Parents

Have books, magazines, comics and newspapers available for your child to read.

Encourage your child to read for a specified period of time every day.

Ask your child to tell you in his/her own words what happened in the story.

Encourage your child to role play favorite stories or write in a journal about characters in the stories

Allow your child to choose books that interest him/her.

Let your child see you read every day.

Limit the amount of time your child spends watching television and playing video games.

Create a quiet place, free from distractions, where your child may read.

Encourage older children to read to younger brothers and sisters.

Grades 3-5 Student Web Sites

BookPop

http://www.bookpop.com/

Read-along stories written by Stephen Cosgrove

Fun Kidz Links

http://superkidz.com/kidzlinks.html

Links to web sites about popular authors and books

MobyPincher’s Place

http://mobypincher.com

Site for the Moby Pincher’s book series about Louisiana

Sidekicks

http://www.noflyingnotights.com/sidekicks/

A website reviewing graphic novels for kids

Weekly Reader for Kids

http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/index.asp

Fun news articles, games and contests

Word Central

http://www.wordcentral.com/

Word power fun includes Robo-Bee, BIGbot, and Build Your Own Dictionary

Yak’s Corner

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=YAK

News for kids

Grades 3-5

Parent Resource Websites

U. S. Department of Education

www.ed.gov/parents

Resources and guides are provided to help promote children’s reading success.

PBS Parents

http://pbs.org/parents

Education: Reading and Language - Learn how children become readers and writers and how YOU can help them.

National Center for Family Literacy

http://www.famlit.org

Family Literacy & You: Tips for Parents.

Reading is Fundamental

http://www.rif.org/parents

Booklists, tips, and more! Plenty of ways to get you and your children back into the school groove.

Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers

http://www.readingrockets.org

Strategies to help kids who struggle! Learn how to smooth the way for kids with learning difficulties.

Tips for Grades 6-8 Parents

Have books, magazines, comics, graphic novels, and newspapers available for your child to read.

Encourage your child to read for a specified period of time every day.

Encourage your child to explore different authors, themes, and genres (biography, adventure, historical fiction, science fiction, poetry, and others).

Let your child see you read every day.

Talk with your child about what he/she is reading.

Limit the amount of time your child spends watching television and playing video games.

Create a quiet place, free from distractions, where your child may read.

Encourage older children to read to younger brothers and sisters.

Encourage the use of audio books.

Enthusiastic readers come from families that support and promote reading.

Grades 6-8

Student Web Sites

Hangman

http://dictionary.reference.com/fun/hangman/index.html

A fun word game