How to Help When Your Child is Reading to You

If your child needs help when he/she is reading, use some of the following suggestions:

1. Give your child time to think.

2.  Encourage him/her to go back and read it again.

3.  Let your child think about what would make sense.

4.  Let your child look at the pictures.

5.  Have your child start the word by saying the first sound of  the word.

6.  Help your child find a part of the word he/she might know.

7.  If your child still doesn't know, tell the word by asking, "Could the word be_____?"