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Here is where I will write important literacy facts.  All the facts are based on research and should be considered when assisting your child with reading and writing.

Adults reading aloud to children contributes to them becoming fluent readers.  Children should hear effective reading daily.  To become fluent readers, students need to develop:
  • Appropriate decoding skills and strategies
  • A large vocabulary of words whose meaning they know
  • A store of words they can recognize at a glance
  • The ability to self-monitor while they read
  • The appropriate comprehension strategies to use while they read
  • The motivation to read purposely and voluntarily
Source:  Allington, R. (2009). What Really Matters in Fluency

Learning rhymes is a good way for students to learn letter-sound relationships.  Read nursery rhymes and other rhyming tales to assist your child with early reading.

Source: Maclean, Bryant, and Bradley (1987). Rhymes, nursery rhymes, and reading in early childhood. Merrill Palmer Quarterly, 33, 255-281.
 
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