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  Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly.                                                                   #114 After-Reading Fun   No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. ~Confucius               In Idea #113, Reading Response Journal, you learned that writing in a journal is one way to increase comprehension of informational text. If your child is creative, you might sometimes encourage other ways as well to show what he’s learned. If he has the project in mind before he begins to read, it can even make the reading more fun. It can be another way to fost...

  Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly.   #69 Before, During and After   When books are opened you learn that you have wings. ~Helen Hayes   Before, During and After is a strategy to help prepare your child to read a book, keep her engaged while reading, and to check for comprehension after she’s done with the book. Try these ideas and learn why they are helpful:   Before your child reads a book:   ●       Have her look at the cover, back cover, title and pictures within the book. Ask her to predict what might happen in the book. (While she is reading, she will be checking to see if her guesses were right and therefore checking her own comprehension.) ●       Ask her to recall her prior knowledge (what she already knows). Does the book remind her of anything else she’s read o...