Reading Activities
Guided Reading Activities
Reading activities can help make reading fun.You can easily use reading skill activities to help your child develop reading skills for comprehension, phonics and sequencing. Mastery of these skills makes reading fun! Whether you are home schooling your child or you are supplementing your child's school lessons, you can use guided reading activities to help him become a better reader.
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Children learn better when they read about things they enjoy.
Reading Skill Activities
What are They?
Activities for reading can take a number of forms. When working with your child, you might consider any of the following types:- Reading worksheets
- Reading games for kids – Games to teach reading make the process fun, not drudgery. They help your child develop a love for reading.
- Conversation- Talking with your child helps her to develop a better vocabulary. A larger vocabulary helps her to comprehend more of what she reads.
- Searching for answers – Give your child a list of questions. When reading a story or chapter, he looks for answers to the questions. Make some of the questions easy and some a little more difficult to determine.
- Word hunts – Have your child hunt for his spelling words in the story that he is reading. This helps connect his spelling words to real life, instead of just viewing them as a list of words.
- Retell the story – Have your child read a story and then retell the story in his own words.
- The main theme – Have your child summarize a story and tell you the main point of the story. (For example, the moral in a story or fairy tale.)
- Synonyms - Give your child a small list of words. Have him find words that mean the same as those words, in the story that he reads.
- Antonyms – Again, give your child a small list of words. Have him read and story and then find words that mean the opposite of those words, in the story.
Reading WorksheetsHere are some examples of quality reading worksheets and printables:
Robot Reader
– Written by a teacher and tested with her students, this series of printable worksheets for reading and phonics—is actually a collection of fun games that teach while the kids are having fun. The printables are designed for ages 5-10.
Reading with Arthur
– This book, with reproducible worksheets, combines reading fun with literature, reading comprehension, vocabulary and critical thinking. There are a number of suggestions for parents who are using the book as a teaching tool, and the series has cute illustrations.
Super Reading Sylvan
– This is actually three books in one: spelling, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Super Reading was created by the Sylvan Learning group, who have been tutoring children successfully for years. The approach in this book is more formal, but it has a proven track record for success. This particular book is for third grade, but they have books for other grades, as well.
Kinds of Reading Activities
There are many kinds of activities that can strengthen your child's skills. Here are a few examples:- Activities for reading skills
- Fun activities for reading
- Phonics activities – one example for very young children is Click N Kids. Reasonably priced, it teaches phonics AND typing!
- Elementary reading activities
- Activities for struggling readers
- Beginning readers activities
- Activities for reluctant readers
And don't forget that activities don't have to be structured. You can have your child read about a science experiment before he actually does the experiment. Or, you might have your child bake
kid friendly recipes
for dog treats for your dog (or your neighbor's dog). And, if you are going on vacation, have your child do some “research” about something that you will see while you are vacationing. For example, if you will be going to the beach, find out what kind of animals your child might see (sea gulls, crabs, sand crabs, mussels, etc.) Then, have him read about those animals before you go. He will have a high level of interest, and it will make his vaction more fun! As you can see, activities for reading are not always structured learning experiences in a classroom. Your child can improve his reading by doing many enjoyable activities. Be creative and think of new ways to expose your children to reading and its fun!
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