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could scan grocery ads [or food words,such as nxtritious or gorgonzola.

].l.ke tEding .!rd3tlave your child make trading cards for

new words he encounters. During, a walk,you might say. "How many kinds o[ trans-ponalion can we spot?" At home, helphim $rite tr4nslrondion on an index card,and let him illustrate it (perhaps with a carand a bus that he saw). Suggest that hekeep his cards in a zipper bag and practiceusing them. Friends or relatives can starttheir own deck and uade with hinr--your youngster will discover even morrnew words.?

Combine reading, writing, and math by havingyour child make up word problems based on herfavorite books. Here's how.

tf she reads The Rainbow Fish (Marcus Pfister) ,

she could write (or dictate to you) a story prob-lem like, "Rainbow Fish had l0 colorful scales. He gave9 away How many are left?" Or after readingThe Gingerbread Man (im Ayleswonh),your youngster might make up a word problem such as,

..The gingerbread man rankom 3 people and 3 animals. How many chased him in all?"

Idea: Have your child read and act out the story problems. She could use house-hold items like foil scraps for fish scales or toy people and animals.?

November 2016

I can use big words!Many youngsters are

familiar with big words likeste gosaurus and abracadabra.[[ they're able to say thosewords, they can also learnlong words like iwestigdteand summariie. Try theseideas to help your childfind and use big words.

Read nw vordsReading is an ideal way

to build vocabulary Youryoungster will hear bigger

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words when you read aloud to him frommore challenging book. Encourage himto listen for unfamiliar words, and helphim [igure out their meanings. Becausechildren need to hear the same wordmany times to really leam it, weave thewords into conversations throughoutthe day

tlrtatl in thc tateeory?Each week, ask your child to post a

category ('Animals.' -Foods." "Thingsthat are shiny") on the refrigerator Every-one looks for words to add that match thecategory For instance. watch a scienceprogram about animals to hear words likeorangutan or gazells. Or your youngster

Read-aloud taYorites

! Nubs: the True Story of a Mutt,a Matine & a Mirscle (Btian D nis,Ki.lry Larson, and Mary Nethery)

sharing rations and standing watch.This touching read-aloud tells of thepair's determination to be togetheragainst all odds.

I The Box ol Holes (Carmen Gil)A childs imagination tums a card-board box into an adventure. Andrea'smother scolds her for buying an emptybox, but the litde girl dirovers thatits full of "holes" that lead to magicalcharacters. (Also available in Spanish.)

lNphabetRe*rc(Aud.rey and Bruce Wood)Your youngsler can leam uppercaseand lowercase letters with this colorfulABC book. The lowercase letters want

to help the capital letterson their fire tmck. but the

ones fix a broken-down [ire truck (lit-tle p ges paint, litrle t finds new rires),they prove they're big enough to per-form rescues.

I The Tdh tuh: A Cniik a HealtlryTdh il C,wrt6 (Edwad Miller)This colorful how-to book encourageryoungsters to take good care o[ theirteeth. Your child will see the parrs ofa tooth, find out why she loses baby

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Enioy nonfictionAs your youngster ges oldel she'll spend more

time reading nonfiction in school. Consider theseideas for letting her discover the joy ofleaming new facs and exploringthe interesting features in chil-dren's nonfiction book.

Kno uhd't rc!|. Some informationbooks for kids blend fiction andnonfiction. For example, a talkinganimal might state real facts, or amythical creature may narrate a tnrestory Help your child disringuish factfrom ftction by asking how she knows a

picture or an event is real or not real.

Hide, seek,and spell

Combine hide-and-seek with spelling practice, and watchyour child have fun learning his spellingwords.

First. ask him to write each word on astrip of construction papel using a dif-ferent color paper for every word. Then,he should cut each strip into individualletters.

Choose one or two words, and hidethe slips around the house. Tell youryoungster how many to look for (say, fiveblue and four red), and send him hunt-ing! His job is to find the letters and spellthe words. He might wait until he hasevery letter, or he could spell as he goes.

Check to make sure he spelled hiswords correctly Now he can hide lettersfor you.?

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pack of colored pens for her binh-day I thought the notebookwould make a great diary butshe had an even better idea.She asked i[ we could rrse

it to write notes toeach other.

Sometimes I worklate. and t love com-ing home to drawings

Icko your llme. Giveyour youngster a

chanc€ to exploreall the features ona page. She maywant to look at arime line or a dia-gram before youread the main textto her. Then. shecould study thephotos while youread the captionsaloud. She'll

become familiarwith the features in

nonfiction. which willprepare her to read

textbooks in school.V

and notes from Rebecca. lf she's asleepwhen t get in, I write a note for her tofind in the morning. We write about our

days and leave questions for eachotier to answer And some-

times we'll put in a [unny jokeor an interesting tidbit w€heard that day

It has tumed out to be

a great way for Rebecca topractice writing-and forus to stay connected on ourbusy days.?

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Understanding reading levels

@ whe, t ger my soni progrrss rcpons. rhty

i lude his readingktel in addition to his

grade . What does the level indicate?

@Usually, a letter, number, or word(such as rmergent or novice) on a progress

repon tells what level book a child can

read independently. A parenl-teacher con-

lerence is a great opPonunity to lind out

more abour your sons reading abilities

and to see examples of books that are at

his reading level.tn eene"ral, though, the imporant thing is that your childs reading level

i-o.&"t t,.uaifv o"rer time. At home, focus on how much fun it is to read with

hil .riL; il;;" the level o[ the book hes reading His excitement about book

will motivate him to try hard-and he'll be likely to make progress ?

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