WATCH TELEVISION WISELY. Help develop speaking and listening skills through co-viewing television on occasion. Talk with your child about the characters in shows you watch together, discussing their traits and motivations.
HAVE YOUR CHILD KEEP A DIARY FROM A CHARACTER’S PERSPECTIVE. Pick a character from a chapter book, and at the end of each chapter have your child write down thoughts, feelings, and wonderings from that character’s point of view. MAKING MISTAKES while reading to your child is fine. It’s a chance to show how to self-correct. Stop, explain what you said incorrectly, and then reread correctly.
DRAW A TIMELINE of your child’s life together. Use sequencing words such as first, next, after , and finally as you share. You can do one for everyone in the family.
MAKE REAL-LIFE CONNECTIONS when reading with your child. Tell how a part in the story reminds you of your own childhood or something that happened to you once. Encourage your child to do the same. MAKE A WORD SCRAMBLE. Write 9–12 letters on a piece of paper, making sure to include a few vowels. See how many words you and your child can make using only those letters!
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Family Guide to Literacy | Grade 6
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