WELCOME!WELCOME!WELCOME!WELCOME!We are here together because it takes We are here together because it takes both, parents and teachers, to bring both, parents and teachers, to bring

success to your child.success to your child.

We have three programs to support We have three programs to support our struggling readers outside our struggling readers outside

of the classroom program.of the classroom program.

•LITERACY SUPPORTLITERACY SUPPORT

•BRAVO Dysleixa ProgramBRAVO Dysleixa Program

•SPECIAL EDUCATIONSPECIAL EDUCATION

Today we will be talking about how you can Today we will be talking about how you can support the Literacy Support Program and the support the Literacy Support Program and the

BRAVO Dyslexia Program to enhance the BRAVO Dyslexia Program to enhance the

success of your child. success of your child.

Your child was chosen to come Your child was chosen to come to BRAVO or Literacy Support because to BRAVO or Literacy Support because

he/she is struggling in reading. he/she is struggling in reading.

The children we serve are usually 1-2 years The children we serve are usually 1-2 years behindbehind..

All parents want what is best All parents want what is best for their children. One of the for their children. One of the

most effectivemost effective ways you can ways you can help your child with his/her help your child with his/her reading is to read with your reading is to read with your child child orally orally every dayevery day..

The proficient reader reads approximately 544 times as many The proficient reader reads approximately 544 times as many words as the less-skilled reader.words as the less-skilled reader.

Better readers get to read a lot more words, and continually Better readers get to read a lot more words, and continually build their vocabularies. build their vocabularies.

Consequently, good readers keep getting better at reading and Consequently, good readers keep getting better at reading and can read increasingly complex materials. They are exposed can read increasingly complex materials. They are exposed

more often to new vocabulary, literature, concepts and more often to new vocabulary, literature, concepts and information.information.

Weak readers read little, do not increase their vocabularies and Weak readers read little, do not increase their vocabularies and consequently struggle as texts get more complex.consequently struggle as texts get more complex.

Quoted from the Teaching Reading Sourcebook – adapted from “Growth in Reading and how children spend their time outside of school”

BETTER READERS READ MORE

We have made it easy for you to We have made it easy for you to practice reading with your child daily, practice reading with your child daily, through our “reading bag” program. through our “reading bag” program.

Each day your child will bring a colorful bag Each day your child will bring a colorful bag home which includes the following:home which includes the following:

•A poemA poem•A book and/or reader’s theater scriptA book and/or reader’s theater script

•Sight words Sight words • A Vowel and Consonant Digraph BookA Vowel and Consonant Digraph Book

•Parent signing sheet Parent signing sheet

•Commit to 30Commit to 30 minutes a night reading with your minutes a night reading with your child. child.

•Listen to your child read his/her poem 3 timesListen to your child read his/her poem 3 times•Listen to your child read his/her book, page or reader’s theater Listen to your child read his/her book, page or reader’s theater script 2 times. script 2 times.•Have your child read his or her vowel and consonant digraph Have your child read his or her vowel and consonant digraph book. book. •Have your child review his or her sight words, say them…write Have your child review his or her sight words, say them…write themthem… … make them with letters… write them in a sentence.make them with letters… write them in a sentence.•Sign the parent sheet.Sign the parent sheet.

Problems You May Encounter:Problems You May Encounter:

Problem 1:Problem 1: Your child comes to a word he/she Your child comes to a word he/she doesn’t know.doesn’t know.

1. Have your child say “1. Have your child say “blank”blank” and read to the end of the and read to the end of the sentence. sentence.

2. Have your child sound out the word using chunks in the word.2. Have your child sound out the word using chunks in the word.example- han/dleexample- han/dle3. Have your child re-read the sentence with the word he or she 3. Have your child re-read the sentence with the word he or she

thinks it is, to see if the word makes sense.thinks it is, to see if the word makes sense.4. Remind your child to check the pictures to help.4. Remind your child to check the pictures to help.

Remind your child that reading always has to Remind your child that reading always has to makemake sense!!!!sense!!!!

Your child has to learn to think about his/her reading.Your child has to learn to think about his/her reading.

Three Questions to ask your child when they miss a Three Questions to ask your child when they miss a word in the sentence are:word in the sentence are:

1.1. Does that word sound right?Does that word sound right?2.2. Does that word look right? Does that word look right? 3.3. Does that word make sense?Does that word make sense?

Problem 2: Robot ReadingProblem 2: Robot Reading

Your child’s reading sounds like a Your child’s reading sounds like a robot!robot! He or she is reading He or she is reading word by word.word by word.

1.1. You model reading the sentence with accurate phrasing and You model reading the sentence with accurate phrasing and fluency. fluency.

2.2. Have your child read the sentence with you. Have your child read the sentence with you. 3.3. Have the child re-read the sentence again. Have the child re-read the sentence again. 4.4. If needed, break the sentence down into short phrases and If needed, break the sentence down into short phrases and

build until he or she can read the whole sentence. build until he or she can read the whole sentence. 5.5. Remind the child that the period is like a red light and the Remind the child that the period is like a red light and the comma is like a yellow light. comma is like a yellow light.

Problem 3: Your child struggles withProblem 3: Your child struggles with understanding what he or she is readingunderstanding what he or she is reading. .

1.1. Remind your child to Remind your child to thinkthink about what he/she is reading about what he/she is reading while reading.while reading.

2. Have your child stop and ask himself questions about what 2. Have your child stop and ask himself questions about what he or she is reading. he or she is reading.

3. Have your child try to connect what he or she is reading with 3. Have your child try to connect what he or she is reading with another book, situation at home, or something that has another book, situation at home, or something that has happened around him or her. happened around him or her.

4. Ask your child to re-tell you what he or she just read. 4. Ask your child to re-tell you what he or she just read. 5.5. Remind your child to re-read a sentence Remind your child to re-read a sentence or page if he or she doesn’t understand it. or page if he or she doesn’t understand it.

Problem 4: You don’t have 30 minutes Problem 4: You don’t have 30 minutes

to read with your child. to read with your child.

•Talk to myself or Mrs. Griffin to set up a Talk to myself or Mrs. Griffin to set up a

time for your child to come before or after time for your child to come before or after school to have us, a teacher or another parent school to have us, a teacher or another parent read with your child. read with your child.

•Your child Your child must practicemust practice to be successful! to be successful!

Further Questions or Concerns?Further Questions or Concerns?•Feel free to set up a conference.Feel free to set up a conference.

•Call Mrs. Ellis at home- Call Mrs. Ellis at home- (817) 485-5821 (817) 485-5821

ororCall Mrs. Griffin or Mrs. Ellis after school at Call Mrs. Griffin or Mrs. Ellis after school at

( 817) 547-3069( 817) 547-3069

TogetherTogether We We WillWill make a make a

difference in your difference in your child’s child’s READING!READING!