I have an easy, fun activity you can do with your young reader to improve reading comprehension, story writing and handwriting. It’s a very simple reading, writing and drawing activity that’s easy to adapt for any reading level.
Reading can be a grand adventure, even for our most resistant kids, and summer is the perfect time to make a change. With a little planning, you can turn reading from a chore into a creative way to play all through the summer.
Since reading is the most effective way for our kids to keep their brains active and learning all summer long, why not bite the bullet and make one of your out of the house excursions a visit to your local library.
I’ve got a cure for reading comprehension blues. Amazon has found another way to embed itself in our daily lives – and I love it. Sound too good to be true?
What are you doing to prepare your child for this new year and the new challenges that come with it? You’re helping your child get ready for a new classroom and a new teacher, you may be wondering what else you can do to prepare him or her for a successful school year.
“We must take care that children’s early encounters with reading are painless enough, so they will cheerfully return to the experience now and forever. But if it’s repeatedly painful, we will end up creating a school-time reader instead of a lifetime reader.”
– Jim Trelease
In case you missed them on our Facebook page, here are our top posts for April. We shared information about what causes Autism to what to say when the kid say they’re “bored.” Be sure to LIKE the Bette Fetter Facebook page (if you haven’t already) to join in the conversation and to follow along as I share ideas and suggestions relevant to visual learners.
There are times readers are going to encounter plenty of words not on a sight word list and kids will need the tools and skills to decode those words. This is why everyone needs some phonics mastery.
Keeping the kids reading all summer is going to help prevent the learning loss often associated with summer break. Try some creative ways of reading to make reading fun instead of being a chore.
“How can we improve reading comprehension?” “How can I get my child to remember what they read… Not just read and forget?” Do these struggles sound familiar? You are not alone! Many of our readers have shared that their educational goals for their child this year includes upping the ante on reading comprehension. Why is it happening and how do you fix it?
