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Nine Steps to Make Your Child a Fluent Reader
(Click on each title for supporting documents)
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STORY-TELLING
is a vital first step to literacy. From birth, up until your child feels comfortable reading alone, read a story to him or her at least once a day. Reading stories to your child builds vocabulary, develops imagination and, above all, gives your child a taste of what reading can offer – unlimited access to worlds of adventure, achievement, excitement and knowledge.
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TALK ABOUT THE STORIES.
After you have read a story to your child, talk about it. Discuss the characters. Find out if your child enjoyed the tale. Look at the illustrations together and talk about what is happening in them. Talking about a story and its illustrations helps build a child’s awareness, comprehension and powers of self-expression.
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ORGANIZE
a quiet, family reading time with your child at least once a week. This special time, devoted to your child and centering on books and stories, will have a tremendous impact on your child’s reading ability if it becomes a regular feature of your family life.
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ROLE MODEL.
Remember, you are your child’s principal role-model. The more you read to your child, and the more your child sees you reading, more likely he or she is to become a fluent reader. Be a positive role-model. But there is more to the process than this ...
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YOUR ACTIVE SUPPORT
in associated areas is another key to your child’s reading skills. Subscribe to magazines for your children. Encourage them to use the library at school and in town. Provide them with a plentiful supply of exciting and interesting reading material. It is up to you to make reading stories a pleasure.
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PERSIST.
Once a child has begun school, parents often stop story-telling. However, teachers can’t replace parents. What teachers provide is a learning structure and some essential academic tools. Keep reading to your child for as long as he or she keeps expressing the desire to hear stories. This is the most powerful way to of motivating your child to read.
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LOOK
at the amount of time your child spends in front of TV, video, electronic games and computers. Consider whether this is too much. However, do not forbid these activities entirely. A total ban may be seen by your child as a punishment, resulting in a negative attitude towards reading.
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USE
your child’s interest to build up interest in reading. For example, if your child loves sports, provide him or her with sports stories. Don’t go against the grain. Work with it and reading will rapidly become your child’s friend.
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SELECT GOOD STORIES.
Above all, choose stories that your child enjoys reading. Achieving fluency in reading is a long process and needs a high degree of motivation. This is why StoryPlus provides a vast and ever-growing range of stories with exciting plots, captivating characters and imaginative settings which will provide powerful motivation for readers of all ages and all levels. These stories are easily accessible, so busy parents can be confident that, through StoryPlus.com, their children have access to the best reading material there is.
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