Reading at Home Checklist
Use this checklist as you plan activities that strengthen your child’s reading and writing skills. As a family, we often…
My child… ☐ makes connections between what he or she is reading and real life. ☐ looks for more information in other texts or online about subjects that interest him or her. ☐ can answer who , what , where , when , why , and how questions about what he or she is reading. ☐ uses illustrations, diagrams, and maps in a text to understand what is being expressed. ☐ understands and uses parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) correctly. ☐ uses strategies learned in class to understand and pronounce new words. ☐ can compare and contrast. Our home… ☐ is print-rich with books from different genres at grade level, magazines, newspapers, brochures, and other materials that can be read or looked at. ☐ has an area set aside for read-alouds and independent reading that is comfortable and relatively quiet. ☐ has materials like paper, pencils, and crayons my child can use for drawing and writing. ☐ contains a selection of educational toys like magnetized letters or words available for use at any time.
☐ spend time together reading aloud to each other. ☐ talk in detail about things we have seen, experi- ences we have had, or stories we have read, heard, or watched. ☐ practice reading and writing with everyday activi- ties like grocery lists, notes, directions, etc. ☐ play games that involve spelling, reading, or vocabulary, and create plays, songs, or poems in response to something we’ve read.
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Family Guide to Literacy | Grade 2
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