Simple Secret to Increasing Your Child’s Reading Level
One of the main questions parents ask me about homeschooling is how to increase their child’s reading comprehension. I attended a seminar by a reading specialist, and her comments kind of surprised me. The good thing is that the process is much simpler than you might think!
How can I help my child reach “the next level” in reading?
It’s a simple process. Reading specialists say that after a child has read approximately 35 books on his current reading level, he’s ready for the next level.
That’s a cinch. Just read 35 books on your current level, and you’re ready for the next!
But how do you tell which reading level a child is on?
Have your child open a book to any page and read it aloud. If there are five or fewer words that she can’t pronounce, then the book is fine for her. More than five unknown words, and the book is counted as too difficult.
How to accelerate this reading achievement?
Read a book together each night that’s just above average reading level of children (one or two levels).
Some of my favorites include ….
Laura Ingalls Wilder series
G. A Henty books (true stories of courage in which the children can relate to the characters)
Summer of the Monkeys (one of my favorites to read aloud; very endearing characters)
The Sign of the Beaver (great adventure book)
Swiss Family Robinson
Heidi
I’ve posted precise questions to ask to increase comprehension at multiple levels on the
HomeschoolHelper.com site, and you can access them here. http://homeschoolhelper.com/reading.html
Take care, and I will talk with you later!
Lisa
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