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Learning to Read
Independent Readers
Season 2024
Episode 13
Independent reading allows young children to begin seeing themselves as readers and develops their book handling, print awareness, and early comprehension skills. It also gives them valuable opportunities to revisit favorite books again and again.
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Young readers can practice spelling by learning the lyrics to their favorite songs.
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Practice spelling with names of stores your child recognizes the sign for.
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Practice prepositions with your child by visually representing them with cups and erasers.
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Pairing simple words with their opposites is an easy way to increase a child's vocabulary.
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Ask a child to guess what will happen next when reading together to practice foreshadowing
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Rhyming up the stairs is a fun way to quiz your child on word root families.
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Connect speech to the written word to help kids feel more comfortable reading and writing.
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Kids can differentiate similar verbs by using a concept called shades of meaning.
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Kids can practice ordering events in a story by telling their parents about their day.
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Make sure your kids can recall important family information by creating a family song.
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Posing as letter shapes while practicing letter sounds is an active and engaging activity.
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English as a second language students can practice by reading books about their culture.