reading strategies with kids of all ages
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There is so much that one can do when it comes to reading. reading can be such a fun activity. This presentation was created to help give parents some ideas of how they can present reading to their kids. Reading is much more than just reading the word!TRANSCRIPT
presentation by Annabel Desira Parental Empowerment Programmes’ Co-ordinator
at Foundation for Educational Services March 2013
Why do we read? to gather information
as a source of knowledge
as a means of entertainment
as a means of communication
Instilling the love for reading ... input of reading material in every room
introduce different reading genres
role-model reading
reading as family bonding quality time
assign a reading corner
How to choose an adequate book? If you are in a book shop / library, it is quite normal
that children are attracted to books for the wrong reasons so do a simple hand check.
Ask the child to open the book on a random page.
Ask him/her to start reading.
Take note of mispronounced words.
Let’s try Popcorn Reading Activity Ziti Mandy marret ġita Ma’ Dun Bert il-kappillan, Waslu Ruma l-Ħadd filgħodu Fis-sagħtejn kienu Milan. Sebħu t-Tnejn ġol-belt ta’ Vjenna, Iżda xejn ma tilfu ħin, Sa fl-għaxija kienu Munich, Stutgart, Frankfurt u Berlin! Wiċċha vampa z-zija Mandy Tiġri w tagħqad daqs żugraga, Klikk - klikk- klikk - ritratt war’ ieħor Sabet ruħha ġo nofs Praga. U t-trejn sejjer -- dejjem sejjer... “Dritt lejn Warsaw nivvjaġġaw! Ġa rajnieh! Tlaqnieh warajna! W issa ġbidna lejn Krakaw!”
Ħadu l-breakfast l-Ungerija, F’Moska kielu ikla bnina, Min-North Pole xtraw semi-freddo U fl-għaxija raqdu ċ-Ċina. “Dak il-ġmiel,” iz-zija qalet, “Biex tarah trid seb’għajnejn!” (Għalkemm qattgħet din il-ġita Nofs fil-kowċ u nofs fit-trejn!) U ġiet lur’ għarqana xraba, U b’nifisha daqsxejn fgat; Iżda qalet li f ’dil-ġita Kważi d-dinja kollha rat! U għalhekk, għas-sena d-dieħla Ġa ppjanat, iz-zija Mandy Illi s-sajf tmur tqattgħu kollu Għall-mistrieħ ġo flat ix-Xlendi.
ta’ Trevor Zahra
Other Reading Tips ... reading Rulers
reading Codes
reading Power Cards
reference Books
more Reading Tips ... reading timer
ample choice of books
ample light and comfortable reading zone
understanding the importance of reading
reading records and/or star chart
The Story Bag ... How to create it? ( in a bag or box)
The contents:
the child’s favourite book (eg. Fiction book about a frog)
a non-fiction book about frogs
related puppets with the story
a related literacy and/or numeracy game
a narration of the story
other related activities
Related Questioning Techniques ... Fact Related questions aid comprehension.
How many pigs were there in the story?
Why was the wolf running after Red Riding Hood?
Imaginative questions : If you were instead of Pinocchio, would you have lied?
Why?
If you were instead of Cinderella, would you have gone to the ball? Why?
Anticipation & Prediction: Stop the story at intervals and ask the child to think of
ways of how the story might develop. There are no wrong or right answers at this stage. This is simply an exercise in imagination.
Paired Reading
Shared Reading
For more information, please contact me on [email protected]
0r phone 2258 6815 – leave a message and I will get back to you!