If you have a child in JK to Grade 8 or know a child in JK to Grade 8, read on...
The Rainbow District School Board Parent Involvement Committee has produced a video and a series of literacy tip sheets for reading at home.
Chapter by chapter, you will learn strategies teachers use in the classroom to improve reading skills in children.
To view the videos, follow the links below.
Full Video
Chapter 1 – Helping Your Child Choose a Book
Chapter 2 – Pause-Prompt-Praise
Chapter 3 – Making Connections
Chapter 4 – Asking Questions
Chapter 5 – Visualization
Chapter 6 – Determining Important Information
Chapter 7 – Inferring
Chapter 8 – Critical Literacy
Chapter 9 – What to do When Your Child Does Not Want to Read
Chapter 10 – Helping Your Child Get Ready to Read
To read each chapter, follow the links below:
All Chapters
Chapter 1 – Helping Your Child Choose a Book
Chapter 2 – Pause-Prompt-Praise
Chapter 3 – Making Connections
Chapter 4 – Asking Questions
Chapter 5 – Visualization
Chapter 6 – Determining Important Information
Chapter 7 – Inferring
Chapter 8 – Critical Literacy
Chapter 9 – What to do When Your Child Does Not Want to Read
Chapter 10 – Helping Your Child Get Ready to Read
The Reading at Home series was produced with funding from the Ministry of Education Parent Engagement Office.
Happy reading!
