HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH LITERACY AT HOME

Kindergarten and First Grade

Create quiet reading spaces

Schedule a consistent time daily to read

Read with your child daily

Talk about favorite parts of story

Word of the Day – Scavenger hunt

Second Grade and Third Grade

Create quiet reading spaces Schedule a consistent time daily to read Read with your child daily (every other

paragraph) Write thank you notes or letters Pictures from newspapers, magazines –

write a story about it Family vocabulary box or jar

Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade

Create quiet reading spaces Schedule a consistent time daily to read Read with your child daily (every other

paragraph) Support debates and arguments with

logical reasons to defend opinions Read age-appropriate news stories together Read own writing aloud to family Play or musical Keep journal based on interest

Keep it fun!