Tips on How to Read a Story With Your Child

Tips on How to Read a Story With Your Child

1. Read the introduction at the beginning of the book aloud. Look through the pictures together (picture walk) so that your child can see what happens in the story before reading the words.

2. Read the first page to your child, placing your finger under each word.

3. Let your child touch the words and read the rest of the story. Give him or her time to figure out each new word.

4. As your child reads have him or her slide their finger under each word to flow the sweep of the text.

5. If your child gets stuck on a word you might say, “Try something. Look at the picture give about what’s happening. What would make sense?”

6. If your child is still stuck supply the right word. This will allow him or her to continue to read and enjoy the story. You might say, “Could this be “ball”?”

7. Always praise your child. Praise what he or she reads correctly, and praise good tries too!

8. “Wow!” You were able to stretch out that word.”

9. “Yes, that’s one of your sight words from your homework folder!”

10. “I like the way you took time to think about the word, connecting it to what happening in the picture!”

11. “Great job figuring out that word. That’s what good readers do!”

12. Give your child lots of chances to read the story again and again. This is the key to successful reading. It is called fluency. The more your child reads, the more confident he or she will become.

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Shouting Out In Class 'Helps Pupils to Learn'

Shouting out in class 'helps pupils to learn'

By Sean Coughlan

BBC News education correspondent

Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research.

A study of primary school pupils found children who "blurt out" responses perform better in maths and English.

The Durham University study looked at 12,000 pupils in England.

"Although it may seem disruptive, blurting out of answers clearly helps these pupils to learn," said report co-author Christine Merrell.

The study, carried out by the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) at Durham University, compared English and maths test results with monitoring reports of pupils' behaviour.

'Impulsive' shouters

The study of children at 556 schools found those pupils who showed "impulsive" behaviour, such as being unable to resist shouting out to teachers in class, were more likely to achieve higher test results.

The findings run against the model of quiet, assiduous pupils - and it raises questions about how the enthusiasm of such demanding and noisy behaviour could be managed and controlled in a school.

The study looked at a full range of pupils in state and independent schools - including those who were considered "inattentive" or who had symptoms of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder).

The researchers found that among this group, those who called out performed better in tests than similar children who remained quiet in class.

Children who were considered well-behaved and able to pay attention were more likely to be higher achievers than those who were inattentive.

But within this attentive group there was also the same pattern, with those who were not self-conscious about shouting out responses in class being more likely to have higher attainment.

The lead author of the research, Peter Tymms, head of Durham University's school of education, said that among children with ADHD symptoms, those who got excited and shouted out seemed to be more "cognitively engaged and as a result learn more".

"Perhaps those children also benefit from receiving additional feedback and attention from their teacher," suggested Prof Tymms.

Ms Merrell, CEM's director of research and development, said she wanted to carry out further studies to see how pupils could be encouraged to shout out as part of the lesson.

She said they might look at behaviour in settings where it was expected that children would participate by shouting out, such as at a pantomime or a puppet show.

They also needed to understand more about how these impulsive, quick-fire characteristics, which might sometimes be seen as disruptive, could be harnessed to improve results.

"We need to look more closely at this behaviour and how the interaction can be managed in the classroom."

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Sweat Now and Burn Later!

According to an article from the February 2012 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, you should think of a tough workout as the gift that keeps on giving.  When researchers from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, asked cyclists to bike at a vigorous pace for 45 minutes.  They found that post-ride, the exercisers burned an extra 190 calories - 37% of what they'd burned while cycling.  And the metabolism boost lasted up to 14  hours.  While the study was conducted on men, the authors expect that women will see similar benefits.  To maximize your calories burn and blast fat, they advise that you work u a sweat for 45 minutes three times a week (a spinning class or other intense cardio is great.).

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