Presentation to parents

1. Reading
Matters

2. "The single best
predictor of how a
child will do over 12
years of school is...
How much s/he was
read to prior to the
first day of first
grade.
It’s that simple."
Barbara Bosworth
Johns Hopkins University

3. Important for brain development
Children need to see and hear words before they can
begin to read

4. Building relationships

5. “Almost two-thirds of
children want their
parents to spend more
time reading to them
before bed”
Richard Woolfson & Disney Pixar

6. “Book ownership is related to enjoyment of reading,
attitudes towards reading, and reading frequency”.
Young People’s Reading: The Importance of the home environment and family support.
National Literacy Trust, 2010

7. Young people
who see their
mother and
father read a lot
are more likely to
enjoy reading, to
read frequently,
to have positive
attitudes
towards reading
and to believe
that reading is
important to
succeed in life.

8. Boys
need
male
role
models

9. Have Fun with Reading

10. Create an inviting
reading zone

11. “It is more fun to talk with
someone who doesn’t use
long, difficult words but rather
short, easy words like ‘What
about lunch?’”
...Winnie the Pooh

12. Allow children
to select books
that capture
their
imagination and
interest

13. Reading is not just about books.....

14. Graphic Novels or Comics

15. Newspapers

16. Magazines

17. E-books
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18. Websites
Blogs
Wikis
Twitter
Facebook

19. Text messages

20. Audio Books

21. Choosing books
using the
Five Finger Rule

22. The Five Finger Rule
✓Choose a book and read a
page
✓Put one finger up for every
word you don’t know
✓Each time you come to a word
you don't know, hold one finger
up
✓If five of your fingers go up
while reading choose another
book
✓If only two or three fingers go
up you’ve found a just right book

23. Kids don’t
always
have to
read books
that are
challenging

24. “Reading fluency is built
by reading texts at or
below grade level and is
a necessary part of
reading development.
Until a reader's fluency
is well-developed,
reading comprehension
will not grow and
develop.”

25. Book Shopping
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26. Books in Series

27. Read-Alikes

28. Help for Parents

29. we want
kids to love
reading
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