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Recommended Books for Summer Reading
Books for Reading Aloud
- Alphabet Under Construction, Denise Fleming, 2006
-Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Bill Martin, Jr. & J. Archamabault, 2000
-Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, Verna Aardema, 1992
-The Gruffalo, Julia Dolandson, 2006
-Hop on Pop, Dr. Suess, 1963
-One Duck Stuck, Phyllis Root, 2003
Storybooks
- A Chair for My Mother, Vera B. Williams, 1984
- Lola at the Library, Anna McQuinn, 2006
-Mrs. Katz and Tush, Patricia Polacco, 1994
-Read to Your Bunny, Rosemary Wells, 1999
-Too Many Tamales, Gary Soto, 1993
-The Ugly Vegetables, Grace Lin, 2001
Fables, Folktales, and Fairytales
-The Enormous Potato, retold by Aubrey Davis, 1998
-The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza), retold by Philemon Sturges, 1999
-Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China, Ed Young, 1996
Nonfiction, Informational, and Concept Books
-Trains, Gail Gibbons, 1988
-What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, Robin Page & Steve Jenkins, 2003
-A Seed is Sleepy, Diana Hutts Aston, 2007
-Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs, Linda Ashman, 2001
Take this list along on your next visit to the library! Happy Reading!
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| Enjoying Books Together
Talking about stories as you read them is an easy way to make reading together more valuable.
1. Make Reading Fun. Try to make reading aloud a special time for you and your child. Cuddle and get comfortable. Use silly voices for different characters. Act out parts of the book. Ask: Can you move your body like a lion? What does a lion sound like? Your child will become interested in books if you have fun while you read together.
2. Read and Talk Every Day. Ask your child questions about a story that will start a discussion. Try these: Who is the story about? Tell me a little more about him or her. Why do you think the character is acting this way? Ask questions that do not have "yes" or "no" answers. This encourages your child to tell you what he or she thinks and helps your child develop language skills.
3. Play with Words and Sounds. Reading rhyming books or saying poems together is a good way to help your child become aware of the sounds that make up a word. Pause to let your child say the last work in a rhyme: Jack and Jill went up a ... Ask your child to add to a list of silly rhymning words such as cap, bap, dap, lap... Playing with letter sounds this way will help your child when he or she begins to read.
* Source: Between the Lions. Visit the Between the Lions website at pbskids.org/lions. You'll find great book suggestions.
"Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Showcase the appeal of reading
As their skills improve, students make the transition from learning to read to reading to learn. The better they read, the easier it is to learn--and that learning is a huge asset on standardized tests.
One way to keep your child's nose in a book is to make reading interesting. Here's how:
+ Choose carefully. What subjects and formats does he love? Perhaps he'd like a how-to book about making paper airplanes or a comic about superheroes. Consider a subscription to a children's magazine that focuses on a fun subject.
+ Use resources. It can be a struggle to find interesting books if your child is a reluctant reader. Talk with librarians and bookstore salespeople--and of course, your child's teacher. Read reviews online and in print. Do your best to find appealing materials.
+ Read together. Find a chapter book--an adventure or a mystery that captures your interest. Read a chapter a night to build suspense. You'll know you've succeeded when your child begs you not to stop reading.
+ Be creative. Read aloud to your child--enthusiastically! You might feel silly "getting into character" at first, but it will capture his attention and help him understand the story. When you put the book down for the night, your child may even pick it back up.
Source: E.P. Vuko, Teacher Says.
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