Improve Vocabulary, Thinking Skills and Motivation to Read by Reading to Your Children from Material Above Their Reading Level
Summary: <a href="http://www.teachingmatters.org/about/team/lynette" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>Whatever the age of your children, reading aloud to them will improve vocabulary, language development, reading skills and the love of reading for information and pleasure.<br> <br> <br> <br> This week’s Mom Enough guest, <a href="http://www.teachingmatters.org/about/team/lynette" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lynette Guastaferro</a>, CEO of <a href="http://www.teachingmatters.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Teaching Matters</a>, challenges us to take reading to our kids to a new level, whether they are preschoolers or teens. With practical examples and tips, she highlights how reading aloud from books, newspapers and other advanced sources – and discussing the material with your children – will improve vocabulary, reading comprehension and overall critical thinking. Listen carefully and put these ideas to work in your own household!<br> <br> <br> <br> Have you tried reading advanced books or articles to your child? What has been your child’s response? What have you discovered about your child’s understanding of complex material and ability to think about it?<br> <br> <br> <br> For age-leveled book lists (birth to 12 years), <a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2017" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Early Reading Matters (program to develop teachers to improve K - 2 reading), <a href="http://www.teachingmatters.org/services/erm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For 10 Tips for Supporting Your Child in Reading and Writing, <a href="http://momenough.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Supporting-Your-Child-in-Reading-and-Writing.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Book Lists for Read-Alouds and Independent Reading, <a href="http://momenough.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Book-Lists-for-Read-Alouds-and-Independent-Reading2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.
