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are so many reading activities that teachers can involve their students
in it is hard for me to narrow it down. Reading activities vary,
of course, depending on what age group you are working with. So
let us begin with the younger grades and work our way up.
Preschool-kindergarten reading activities:
When first learning to read complete sentences, your students may
find the whole concept of reading a bit scary, if not terrifying.
With certain reading activities you can ease their concerns a bit
by taking the wheel, so to speak, and not grilling them on words
and sentences right at first. Repetition is the key to this reading
activity. Have two or three stories that the students will read
every day for at least a week, using a very large book—complete
with illustrations and very large text that the children can see,
even from the back of the room (though I suggest having a reading
area where the kids can sit on the floor on a rug or something of
the like) The storybooks I am talking about to start your students
out is a book designed like a giant stenographers notebook. So you
can flip each page back when you are finished with the proceeding
one Like all books designed for early reading—there should
only be one phrase or sentence on each page.
First in this reading activity, read the stories to the children
every day of the week for at least one week if not two. Ask them
to try to look at the letters, too and not just the pictures. Soon
they will recognize the words—or at least memorize them—on
each page. Every time you read the stories, use your finger or a
pointer to underline the words as you read them.
Next in this reading activity have the students read the stories
instead of you. Still underlining each word with your pointer, help
them if they need it, and flip each page when it is time to go on.
The goal of this reading activity is to give your students enough
confidence to read out loud on their own
Last in this particular reading activity, have the students take
turns reading each page aloud. Still using the same physical format—sitting
in their usual places and still using the pointer to underline each
word as they go. Soon you may feel that they do not need you to
use the pointer anymore.
First and second grades reading activities:
First have enough books available for the children to choose from
at their reading level, whether it is easier (first grade) or more
difficult (late first to early second grade). Set aside a special
time in class for them to read their books quietly on their own.
For this reading activity you may want to let the children find
a spot in the classroom where they would like to sit.
Next in this reading activity, have the children take home the
book for homework to read aloud with their parents or guardians—have
the parents or guardians fill out a small sheet rating how well
the child read the book and how much they needed help. If a child
needs more of a challenge—you can have them switch books,
and pick another to take home for homework—or you can have
them choose one on their own from the library.
Last in this reading activity, have the children write a book report
on what they have read. If they have read more than one book—let
them choose which one to write about. If you want, you can have
the kids read their reports out loud for the rest of the class.
There are so many reading activities for so many age groups that
I cannot cover them all. Most of the older groups involve reading
activities that will help you judge their reading comprehension
skills.
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