Parent+Involvement

Ways second grade parents can get involved..... [|Best books to read with your child]

READING
Reading takes practice! I would appreciate your encouragement and help when it comes to extra reading outside of school. Here are some suggestions about having your child read to you: 1. Make this a regular part of your day- bedtime or after dinner 2. Have your child read the title, author, and illustrator. Talk about the author and illustrator's style 3. Take a picture walk- Look at the cover and try to predict what may happen in the story 4. If your child is struggling with expression and fluency, model how it should be read- allow them to echo read or choral read with them 5. Throughout the story ask your child how and why questions 6. Allow your child to read a book more than once 7. Ask your child to compare and contrast the book with other books they have read 8. Discuss the characters, setting, problem and solution, and author's purpose 9. Treat your child to a free night of reading... read to them! 10. Use [|www.lexile.com].com to help your child select books at their individual reading level when visiting your local library - Your child will receive his/her lexile level at p-t conferences

MATH
Create mental math problems and help your child practice his/ her flashcards. Also encourage your child to use our math series website. Here are tips we use to solve story problems: Read the problem more than once, identify what you know and what you want to know, circle the question and use one of the following strategies: 1. Make a list 2. Use guess and check 3. Make a table 4. Draw a picture 5. Write a number sentence 6. Use a model or act it out 7. Look for a pattern After carrying out your plan/strategy, don't forget to ask yourself, "Does my answer make sense?"

Spelling:
Help your child with their weekly spelling lists. Encourage your child to identify the weekly spelling feature. See 60 fun ways to practice spelling words: [|Spelling Practice]

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