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Summer Reading Students received a summer reading packet in June including a suggested reading list, a summer reading Bingo form (primary or intermediate) and a bookmark. If you would like to see a reading list for a different grade range, click on RCSD Summer Reading Lists and then click on the appropriate list. PUT READING FIRST THIS SUMMER Success in school starts with reading When children become good readers in the early grades, they are more likely to become better learners throughout their school years and beyond. Learning to read is hard work for children. Becoming a reader involves the development of important skills, including learning to: -Use language in conversation -Listen and respond to stories read aloud -Recognize and name the letters of the alphabet -Listen to the sounds of spoken language -Connect sounds to letters to figure out the “code” of reading -Read often so that recognizing words becomes easy and automatic -Learn and use new words -Understand what is read Parents, you can also help your children become readers. Learning to read takes PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE just like learning to play an instrument or a sport. At home, you can help your child by: Rereading familiar books: Children need practice in reading comfortably and with expression using books they know. Building reading accuracy: As your child is reading aloud, point out words he missed and help him/her read words correctly. If you stop to focus on a word, have your child reread the whole sentence to be sure he/she understands the meaning. Building reading comprehension: Talk with your child about what she/he is reading. Ask about new words. Talk about what happened in a story. Ask about characters, places and events that took place. Encourage her to read on her own. Visit the library often: Story times, computers, homework help, and other exciting activities await the entire family. Check out the public library’s summer reading program! Visit your local public library or the American Library Association site at http://www.ala.org to get names of award winning books. Go to the Read-Write-Think website for some fun activities: http://readwritethink.org/beyondtheclassroom/summer/ or Sylvan Learning’s Book Adventure for book suggestions and quizzes by grade level at http://www.bookadventure.org/ .