5. How much screen time is too much? Do digital books (tablet, e-reader) count as screen time, or as regular reading? How much screen time (both Internet and television) to allow is a personal choice for each family to make. Two hours or less per day is generally recommended, but balancing meals, physical activity, and sleep with technology use is the priority. Both digital books and print books can help your child build reading skills. It’s best to mix print and digital books in whatever balance works best for you and your child, counting all the time spent with either as reading. 6. My child reads above grade level. How do I support him or her? Your child may be capable of reading at a fourth- or even fifth-grade level, but many texts written for these grade levels contain content that may be too mature for an eight-year-old. Instead, consider sharing a variety of reading materials like poetry, newspapers, or magazine articles. Ask why and how questions to get your child thinking on a deeper level about what he or she is already reading. 7. English is not my family’s first language. How can we support our child’s development in both of the languages we speak? Literacy skills transfer easily between any languages, and there are many ways that you can support your child’s growth in both languages at once. For example: ▶ Choose picture books without words, and create a story together using words from both languages you speak. ▶ Find bilingual books, and take turns with your child reading the English page and the page in your native language. ▶ Turn on English subtitles when you watch movies or TV with your child in your native language, or turn on subtitles in your native language while watching a program in English.
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Family Guide to Literacy | Grade 2
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