• Vary the types of reading students do:

o “Just Right Reading” - books they can read independently (95-

100% accuracy).

o “On Your Own” or “Book Looking” – anything of interest.

o Read Aloud – books they cannot read independently, and don’t

forget to include nonfiction.

• Read several books around one topic.

• Read several books by one author.

• Read several books in one genre (memoir, editorials, plays, fantasy,

historical fiction, realistic fiction, feature articles, fairy tales).

• Partner read the text.

• Read aloud even if the child can read the text.

• Read the same book and talk about it.

• Limit video game and television time.

• Make the reading environment pleasurable (cozy spot, special snack).

• Encourage reading by allowing kids to read in their beds.

• Encourage your child to read different types of text - books, newspaper

articles, magazines, appropriate blogs and websites.

• Read the same information as your children and talk about it.

• Find time to write authentically (letters, emails, stories, lists).

• Find ways to get their work “published” (book reviews online, contests,

magazines, or letters to the newspaper).

• Encourage your child to finish a piece of writing and give it as a gift.

• Go to book signings and talk with authors.

• Visit a favorite author’s webpage and read it together.

• Share your writing with your kids and expect them to write regularly.

• Connect books from school and home – let the books travel.

• Get books to support their hobbies and interests.