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Accomplished storytellers Kate Messner and Mark Siegel chronicle the process of becoming a reader: from pulling a book off the shelf and finding someone with whom to share a story, to reading aloud, predicting what will happen, (A good one.).
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Read with expression! Reading with expression engages the children and invites them into the story. Encourage children to participate in the story. In some stories that repeat the same text on each page, the children can become a part of the story experience. You can ask children what they think will happen next. Be prepared to read the same books again and again.
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Once you find books that you enjoy reading aloud, it is likely that your children will want to hear them repeatedly. This is a great thing because memorizing stories is often a child's first step to becoming a reader! If you need an example of how to read aloud, consider choosing a book that has a CD.
Listen to the story with your child and then, when you read it, you will have an idea of how to imitate the rhythm and tempo of the text. Don't skip the important parts! Spend some time looking at the cover and illustrations. If it's a book that you are reading for the fist time, talk about the cover, and ask your child to predict what will happen.
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During the story, refer to the illustrations. Tell the children the author and illustrator's names. Discuss what's happening in the story and point out things on the page. Ask your child questions such as: "What do you think will happen next? If your child asks a question, stop and answer even if it interrupts the story.
Find ways to talk about how the story relates to your child's life. Your child may want to hear a favorite story over and over. Go ahead and read the same book for the th time! This is beneficial for your child. Many children memorize stories they've heard many times. Let your child take a turn "reading" the book to you. Explain that punctuation is a way to show how we talk. You can say, for example, "When we talk, we usually pause a little bit at the end of a sentence.
The way we show this in writing is to use a period. If you don't know English and would like for your child to hear stories in English, you can borrow books from the library that have audiocassettes, or CDs. Your child can listen to a story being read on tape as he or she follows along in the book. Or use computer programs such as Just Grandma and Me that highlight words on the screen as a voice speaks. Children can choose to hear the story and play the games in English, French, German, or Spanish. Find ways to encourage your child to keep reading.
If he or she likes one book, find another book with a similar subject or by the same author. Ask a librarian or teacher for book suggestions. Once your child can read, have him or her read aloud to you every day. You can take turns — you read one page and your child the next. Help your child make connections between what he or she reads in books and what happens in life.
If you're reading a book about a family, for example, talk about how what happens in the story is the same or different from what happens in your family. At bedtime, encourage your child to read. Offer a choice between reading or sleeping. Most kids will choose to read, as long as you don't offer something more tempting like TV. Encourage your child to read different types of books, articles, or stories. Some kids, especially boys, prefer nonfiction books. Others like children's magazines.
When watching a television show with your child, try turning on the closed captioning channel. This shows the words the characters are speaking on the television screen.
Some people find it's a good way to learn English! With generous support provided by the National Education Association. On this page Reading to year olds Reading with preschoolers Reading with elementary school kids. Click below for ideas if your child is: years old in preschool, Head Start, or day care in elementary school If you are more comfortable with Spanish, then please read to your child in Spanish.
These are the essential parts of the novel, and you need to grasp them before moving on to more difficult discussions: What does the main character s want? Who is telling the story? Where and when is the story set?
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Be specific. If you're struggling to get the basics, there is no harm in picking up a study guide or reading a plot summary on Wikipedia. This can help you grasp the basic concepts quickly and start looking for nuance. Think about the narrator's role in the story, if they have one. Novels are fictional, meaning that, except perhaps in the foreword, the narrator is also fictitious. Is the narrator a part of the story, or are they separate from it?
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Do they know everything, or just what certain character's know? Most importantly, can you trust the narrator? One of the biggest struggles for many readers is that they trust the narrator too much. Then, when they contradict themselves or make a mistake, it feels like the author made a mistake or that you don't understand the book.
However, unreliable narrators are great clues into the meanings of a book -- after all, no real human could ever be a perfect narrator. In general, you should be cautious of any narrator who: Seems drunk, high, or otherwise drugged A Clockwork Orange. Has reasons to lie, often because of a crime or wrongdoing Lolita. Think about the style. Why is a novel being told the way it is?
Is it written in letters, or journal entries, or normal narration? Does the author use big, intimidating words or straightforward, concise sentences? If you're confused, think for a moment about how the story is being told -- it often tells you something about what is being told. Do you have distance between the events?
Does the narrator seem to know what is going to happen, or are you along for the ride together?
Summarize the main events of each chapter or part once you finish it. Take a moment to stop and reflect on the events in each chapter. What, exactly, changed from the beginning of the section to the end? Have characters grown?