Remember to read with your child daily! Reading is a crucial part of the first grade curriculum. The more opportunities your student has to read in environments other than school, the more they will realize how important reading really is!

Here are some strategies to help your student become more fluent readers:

Strategy 1: Look at the picture.
Strategy 2: Does it make sense?
Strategy 3: Get your mouth ready.
Strategy 4: Does it look right?
Strategy 5: Reread
Strategy 6: Does it sound right?
Strategy 7: Look for known chunks.

It is also important to discuss the story when you’re finished or as you read. Ask questions about the characters, setting, problem/solution, beginning, middle, and end or ask your child to state some facts if you are reading a non-fiction book.

“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –Dr. Seuss