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Although it’s wonderful when your child is able to read on his/her own, continue to advocate for your child to read at least 20 minutes a day and read aloud together, too.
he/she
books to read alone. You may ask your child’s teacher to identify his/her independent reading
level.
and help him/her with comprehension strategies. Even if a book is above your child’s reading level, don’t put it back if it looks appealing to both of you. Go back and read aloud together, or help your child choral- or echo-read part of the book with you.
• Continue to build your child’s vocabulary by asking him/her about three or four vocabulary words in the story and what they mean. Help your child out a word’s meaning by doing a “think-aloud.”
• Continue to build your child’s library one book at a time. Go to the library and get a library card. Make reading a lifelong habit.
• Ask them to read aloud to you or to younger siblings.
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