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How Can I Help My Child In Reading?
 * Read to your child daily.
 * Have your child read to you and listen as your child tells you about what he/she read.
 * Provide a wide variety of reading materials in your home.
 * Let your child see you read.
 * Give books as birthday or holiday gifts.
 * Join and use the free public library.
 * Intrigue your child with his/her own magazine subscriptions.
 * Encourage your child to write.

Types of Reading Practices

__Read alouds__: Adult reads the text aloud. This can be used when a text is too difficult for a child or when background needs to be developed. An added bonus is that this can be used as fun and special time together.

__Shared reading:__ Adult reads the text and invites the child to read along when they can. This can be used when students need a great deal of support.

__Choral reading__: Groups of friends or siblings orally reading one text together.

__Novice Paired Reading__ : A fluent reader reads with a child who is having difficulty. The adult reading a chosen passage to the child and then the two read the passage several times in unison.

__Echo Reading__: The adult will read aloud a section of a text and then the students repeat the section as they point to the words they are reading.

__Guided Reading:__ Adult talks, coaches and walks students through sections of text with questions and student predictions. The adult provides support and variety in the reading process without actually doing the reading for the student.

__Advanced Paired Reading__: Student reads with a partner or partners, either orally or silently. Only little to no support is needed. Partners help each other with understanding and vocabulary. Can be used for fun.

__Independent Readings__: Student reads text alone without support, usually silently. Little difficulty is found with text and comprehension.