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Learning is a Family Affair!
Practice family literacy in your home and community. Here are some great tips to start you on the road to reading:
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Ask your child questions about the story you’re reading to ensure comprehension.
Book family time to read with your children every d
A Powerful Poem…
In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae
May 1915
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
Read Alouds…
Reading is important…but I think you know that since you are reading a blog about it <grin>!!
But do you read TO your children, even when they are older?? We do in our house! Why?? Because it is a great thing to do together! But where do you begin? Here are my thoughts…
Enjoying reading together!
When you have really little ones, don’t wait until they are bigger…start
The Benefits of Reading
This is a great article by Daniel Belcher…
For many, reading has many benefits that continue to enhance their lives. Their lives are bettered in some the following ways: mentally, spiritually and sociality. Also, if we develop a habit reading will we become more confident and self assured in abilities to comprehend and understand all types of information. Let’s further examine some of the benefits of reading.
Learning styles…
What are learning styles…and why does it matter? A child’s learning style is how he processes information the easiest…and this can be VERY helpful as you help him try to retain the information he is learning at school or home. I heard a speaker talk about learning styles and she used a very simple illustration to give parents a hint as to which learning style is most predominant in your child. This is not overly scientific, but it does give a little insight as to which approach might help your child as they learn and read.
The speaker encouraged us to observe our child as we asked them simple questions, about anything as the questions and answers were
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