| #1. Read EVERY DAY! |
#6. Retell the story in your own words to someone else |
| #2. Read books you enjoy |
#7. Play word games! How many
rhyming words can you think of? Or, pick a word, change one sound, how
many new words can you make? Or, choose a big word, how many little
words can you make with the letters from the long word? |
| #3. Re-read books you have already read |
#8. When you come across a new word and you don't know what it means, try to use the words around it to figure out what it
means. Or, look it up in the dictionary. |
| #4. Time yourself: See how many words
you can read in one minute. Keep a chart of all your scores. Each
time you read, try to beat your previous score! |
#9. Draw a picture of your favorite part in the story...does it match all of the details? |
| #5. Ask yourself questions: What is the setting? Who are the main characters? What is the problem that needs to be solved? |
#10. When you encounter a large word, try to chunk it into smaller, easier to read pieces! |
