Prompts for Meaning

Can the picture help you think about this part of the story? Try that again and think of what would make sense. Think about the story.

Prompts for Structure

You said, _____. Does that sound right? Listen to this. (Model two choices) which one sounds better? Try that again and think what would sound right. Example: Child says, The dog runned down the street. Correction: The dog ran down the street. * Prompts and Strategies by: Fountas & Pinnell

Reading Strategies and Prompts for

Visual
What do I see?

Use the visual information to solve words. Use the sound of the first letter(s) to attempt or solve words. Use analogy to solve unknown words. Example: look/took he/she Use known words or parts to solve unknown words.

Literacy and Technology

Try some of the following websites to enhance your childs reading experience.
http://www.tumblebooks.com access through public library http://www.speakaboos.com/ http://www.storylineonline.net/ http://www.storytimeforme.com http://www.raz-kids.com/ http://wwwkids.aol.com/KOL/1/KOLJrStories http://www.sundhagen.com/babbooks/

Parents and Families Swanavon Elementary School

Prompts for Visual

Do you think it looks like _____? What sound does it make? Do you know a word like that? Do you see a part that can help? Say the first sound. Look at all the letters. What letter do you see first? Do you know a word that would fit the meaning and look like (start like, end like)___?

Did you know that there are many applications (apps) for your phones or tablets (ipads). Preschool-Grade 2 Grade 3-6 ABC Pocket Phonics Silly Stories ABC Sight Words Scrabble Dr.Seuss ABC Audio Boo ABC Letters Tracing Storykit Silly Stories Dictionary.com Preschool Memory Spellet Match Just to name a few

Supporting Literacy Growth

Sharing a book with your child is one of the most effective ways to help your child develop understanding about print and acquire the desire to read. Emphasize the importance of reading by modeling reading to your child and encourage them to read with you daily.
Pamphlet Created by: Nicole Lavallee Reading Recovery Teacher

Structure
Does it sound right?

Use knowledge of language to solve unknown words. Reread to see if a word sounds right or makes sense in a sentence. Reread to correct sentence.

b What can your child read?

Books, magazines, recipes, menus, newspapers, road signs, cereal boxes, letters, articles, short stories, books on tape, and games. Visit the Public Library, ask the librarian for help in selecting books for your child. They have a large selection of various genres and a great selection of leveled books. Your childs reading level and listening level are different. As you read easy books to a beginning reader, you will notice that soon they will be reading along with you. When you read more advanced books, you infuse a love of stories, and you build the motivation that turns children into lifelong readers!

Reading Strategies and Prompts to Help Parents

Reading successfully goes well beyond fluency and word recognition and relies heavily upon comprehension of text. There are many strategies that children may learn to assist them with their reading. These strategies are applied before reading to activate prior knowledge, during reading to deepen understanding and after reading to maintain meaning and apply to new situations. It is important for parents to be aware of the strategies used by their children to make meaning and to build upon those strategies.
* Parents and Reading, Reading Today

Good Fit Books

Recognize your childs interests and encourage their reading development through picking books that they would enjoy the most.

Comprehension Strategies
Before, During and After Reading Ask your child a few of the following:

While your child is reading it is important to remember that this is a gradual progression and the goal is for them to become independent. We do not want them to be frustrated but they also need to learn strategies that will help them to become stronger readers. Teachers use prompts to guide them in their reading journey. Prompting means, encouraging the learner to use what they already know and can do. It is an effective strategy to focus students attention to build their cognitive awareness and their confidence. While your child is reading try not to jump in too soon on errors they make because they might work it out on their own. If the mistake does not make sense, wait until the end of the sentence and if they dont correct; ask them if it made sense. The following are some prompts that you can use with your child while they are reading to you. Prompts can be used for:

Genres: fiction, non-fiction, humor, mysteries, biographies, sports, science, history, poetry, folk tales, nursery rhymes, graphic novels, and fairy tales. It is important for parents to be aware of their childs reading level in school. This is information that your childs teacher can share with you and they can guide you in the right direction of good fit books. The following acronym is a guide to help you and your child pick books.

Take a picture walk through the book and make predictions about the story. Discuss any interesting pictures in the story. What clues do the title and pictures provide? What do you think the book will be about? After: Tell me what the story was about? Who are some of the characters in the story? After: How are the characters related to each other? Have you ever had any experiences similar to those on the cover? This book reminds me of ______ . Can you think why? What do you know about _______? Where does the story take place? Could it be a real place?

Meaning
Does the story make sense?
Searching for and using information from the pictures, readers tools such as glossary and index. Use the meaning of the story or text to predict unknown words. Use headings or titles to think about the meaning of a section of text. Can the picture help you think about this part of the story? Try that again and think of what would make sense. Think about the story. Think about what you know about this character.

I PICK
(Good Fit Books)
I choose a book. P urposeWhy do I want to read it? I nterestDoes it interest me? C omprehensionAm I under standing what I am reading? K nowI know most of the words.

Prompts for Meaning

* The Daily Five - by Gail Boushey

& Joan Moser