In addition to the above ideas, here are a few more simple things you can do at home to help your students build a strong foundation of literacy!
●Turn on closed captioning when watching TV, movies, or YouTube videos to encourage reading.
●Keep books easily accessible -keep some in all the main rooms around the house, and find a way to display them so that they are easily seen.
●Allow children to read different types of books that interest them. Picture books, audiobooks, graphic novels, and comics are all beneficial forms of reading!
●Play word games with your child. This can be games like Bananagrams if age appropriate. You can also play word games in the car like the alphabet game -looking for each letter or a word that starts with each letter on signs and billboards as you drive.
●Encourage storytelling. Model this by telling your children stories of things that happened throughout your day. Then ask them questions about things that happened at school or an event to help them learn to tell stories, too.You can also encourage them to make up their own stories!
●Set up a
reading-sensory bin for your children to explore while practicing important pre-reading skills.