| HITTING THE BOOKS : READING RESOURCES |
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READING ROCKETS Family Guide to Reading At Home |
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COLORINCOLORADO Reading Tips Sheets for Parents www.colorincolorado.org/reading-tip-sheets-parents Books by Topic List that you can find at the library or bookstore. The list includes books from diverse backgrounds |
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EPIC! Free online books for children (parent can read 1 free book per day) www.getepic.com |
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FREE KIDS BOOKS Free online books for children in multiple languages; available languages include Spanish, German, Farsi, French, Hindi. http://freekidsbooks.org |
IN SUMMARY
Engaging your child to interact with you reading books and interacting with the environment, creates a print rich experience during the summer. Sharing the experience of reading together increases the love for: reading, spending time together talking, and learning about new stories. Rereading stories they are familiar with lets them feel like successful readers, while they practice commonly used words or sight words. Remember that all these activities should not take more than ten to fifteen minutes, and if the child is frustrated stop and revisit the selection of books or words to make sure they are at the level you seek for each activity. For students who are learning English as a second language, all the activities can be done in the native language. The process of learning to read occurs only once and then transfers much faster to learning in other languages. Although children's books that children can grab and take with them is the preferred way, there are many websites that have books available in multiple languages that you can use in the repeated reading strategy. Finally, remember that learning should be fun, so keep it short and enjoy a summer of reading and learning together. •
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Claudia Rinaldi, Ph.D., is Chair and Professor of Education at Lasell University in Newton, MA. Her areas of research are the implementation of the Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) framework with English learners, teacher education in bilingual special education, and diversifying the teacher pipeline. Claudia has authored many publications and a book called Practical Ways to Engage All Struggling Readers. She leads a graduate program in Teaching Bilingual Students with Disabilities and leads a college mentoring program called Pathways to Teacher Diversity. Claudia believes that teachers must respond to the belief that all students can learn and succeed beyond barriers like culture, language, disability and poverty.
