CHILD’S VOICE STUDENTS ON THE ROAD TO READING On Saturday, the Child’s Voice Read Around Town Program hosted dozens of parents and children for the “Road to Reading” literacy workshop. This event featured four pit stops for families to learn about different reading components. The pit stops focused on reading strategies, comprehension, sight words, phonics, […]
Category Archives: Lovin Literacy
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Jan
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Children learn to read through reading sight words and learning to decode the sounds in each word. Then they have to learn to comprehend what they’ve read. Reading comprehension can be a challenge for students with a hearing loss due to vocabulary and language delays. One way parents can work on reading comprehension at home […]
Reading is a process, and once students have the knowledge of letters and letter sounds, they can start to decode on their own. When your child is reading independently, it is important for them to have a process for sounding out “tricky words”. Here are some strategies you can practice at home: Start to say […]
The holidays are quickly approaching and it is time to think about gift giving. Books make great gifts for children of all ages. You could choose books about the holidays or your child’s favorite character. Books are a wonderful way to develop your child’s vocabulary, language and world knowledge. What should you look for in […]
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Are you asking the right questions when reading with your child? Good readers are active readers. As you move from ‘learning to read’ into ‘reading to learn’, make sure you understand the meaning of the text. It is important to ask questions before, during and after reading. Here are some examples of questions you can ask in […]
Lovin’ Literacy – May 2017 Developing a Love of Reading At Child’s Voice, we assess our students using Fountas and Pinnell, which is an A-Z leveling system. Reading level is a tool used to gauge where a student is reading independently. Knowing at which level a child is reading is important to help encourage them […]
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Poetry – Celebrating National Poetry Month Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? Children love reading and listening to stories that incorporate rhyme, rhythm and humor. Poetry can be very motivating for children and can be used as a wonderful tool to build reading fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills! One of our favorite […]
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition Last month, we talked about one of our favorite authors, Mr. Eric. (Read February’s post here.) A key piece of Mr. Eric’s books is the repetition in the stories, which is a great learning tool! Here are just a few highlights of his visit! A recent article in the Journal Gazette in […]
Repeat After Me February is full of fun and our favorite authors! On February 16th, New York Times Best-selling author Eric Litwin is visiting Child’s Voice. He will bring his unique blend of stories, music and fun! Here is an article about the great benefit of “Pete the Cat” stories. Other books by Mr. Eric include […]
Here are some of our latest updates from the Lovin’ Literacy section of our e-newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to the e-newsletter to receive these updates each month! Lovin’ Literacy – November 2016 If you are looking to expand your child’s knowledge of Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa, then this list is for you! Parent Education […]
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