1. A “Sweet” Plan for talking with parents about reading Middle Tennessee Reading Association October 28, 2010

2. Help parents understand the process of becoming a reader.

4. Government Publications for Parents http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/publication s.htmlhttp://lincs.ed.gov/publications/publication s.html  A Child Becomes a Reader: Birth through Preschool  A Child Becomes a Reader: Kindergarten through Grade Three  Dad's Playbook: Coaching Kids to Read http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help /reader/index.htmlhttp://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help /reader/index.html  Helping Your Child Become a Reader

5. TRICK OR TREAT!

6. Use data to paint a current picture of the child as a reader.

7. Share information about Text Levels independent level: The level at which the student can read and comprehend without support. instructional level: The level at which the student can read and comprehend with some support. frustration level: The level at which the text is too difficult for the child to read with good comprehension.

8. Have available a book at the child’s reading level, so that the parent can become familiar with the characteristics of that level.

9. TRICK OR TREAT!

10. Provide resources for home, emphasizing development of fluency in basic skills and daily reading of connected text.

11. Resources for work on the alphabetic principal Sound Cards Blending Boards High Utility Patterns/Rimes (word families)

12. Resources for Sight-Word Practice Flash cards Sight word phrases and stories Game Boards http://www.mrsperkins.com/ http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Cont ents.html Post-it notes Personal word walls http://alphaapple.com/PortableWordWall_Alph aApple.pdf

13. Share strategies for tricky words: Read the words around it and think, “What would make sense?” Look at the picture. Get your mouth ready and sound it out or “stretch and slide.” Chunk the word. Peel off the ending. Think of a similar word you know. Good strategies help readers grow!

14. What do you think will happen next? How does this make you feel?  What does this remind you of? What are you wondering? ? What is the setting?  Who are the characters?  Who else might like this story? Why? What was your favorite part?  Suggested Questions for the Comprehension Cube (These are intended for use with fiction.)

15. TRICK OR TREAT!