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Reading Strategies for Parents

• Require a homework log or notebook to check daily assignments.

• Obtain a library card from your local library.  Schedule guided visits to the library.

• Have your children read to each other.

• Use books on tape to talk about the plot of the story.

• Volunteer to read to neighborhood kids or to students in your child's school.

• Monitor student's nightly reading for 30 minutes. (Comprehensive Reading Plan)

• Post test dates and times in an obvious area.

• Frequently communicate with your child's teachers, principal, counselor and the PTSA.

• Encourage your child to write a summary of articles, books or magazines.

• Provide a variety of reading materials in your home, such as books and magazines.

• Discuss the books or magazines that you read together.  For example discuss the favorite parts.

• Have dictionaries and thesauri in your home.

• Give books or subscriptions to magazines as gifts.

• Have students read and follow recipes for dinner.

• Exchange letters with your child regarding stories you have read together.