Tip #86 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley & Trombly) - Beginning Reader
Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #86 For the Beginning Reader Dr. Seuss and Eric Carle are two authors who write many books for children in a patterned, rhyming, and predictable way that are especially good for young readers . You've learned a few ways you can help your child learn to read and become a better reader. Surrounding children with print, reading to them, and giving them experiences with a variety of types of books can all provide a good foundation for emerging readers. Gradually and naturally they will grow into trying to read books on their own. Patterned, predictable, and rhyming text can prove to be especially helpful here. Stories that have predictable plots and or phrases are fun and easy for children to learn to read because they make sense to young children and are written in the language they speak. Patterns make reading ...