Tip #93 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley & Trombly) - Functional Reading
Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #93 Functional Reading Once you learn to read, you will be forever free ~ Frederick Douglass Just as inside your home there are so many opportunities for reading, out in the world there are, too. While you don’t want to turn every outing into a reading lesson, there are many ways you can gently, naturally encourage reading while you and your child are out and about. Many young children learn to recognize store and restaurant signs and have fun reading them. Play a game, and see how many she can recognize during a drive. Point out that she is reading! At the grocery store, she may recognize cereal names and the like. Can she read some items on the menu at the restaurant? Very early readers are helped along by reading common things around the house that you have labeled with notecards: refrigerator, stove, closet, bedroom...