April 13, 2015 3 min read
This guide for speech therapy reading activities will help you come up with games and challenges your children can do at home, to get them reading more – which in turn, will help develop their language skills.
1. Be flexible about the type of book – Not all children love story books. Maybe they love joke books or fun facts? Or perhaps they’d prefer a factual book about something they’re passionate about, like space, animals or insects. It really does not matter what they read as long as they read as much as possible.
2. Join the local public library – It’s a great source of free materials and kids can have great fun exploring the shelves, knowing they can take home anything they want to.
3. Set a reading challenge – The traditional readathon or reading challenge is where a child must try to see how many books they can read over a period of time, such as a break from school. The key to making this fun for your child is to make sure they can reach the target. So a child who is reading Harry Potter novels should not have to read as many books as a younger child reading pre-school level books. Why not use a sticker chart to help you keep track of the number of books read?
4. Story characters – Have the child dress up as their favourite character from a book,, and read the book to you. You do not need to spend money on fancy costumes. Get creative with old clothes and make masks from paper plates. After using the story to get themselves into the role, the child can spend the rest of the day as that character.
5. Read TO your child – Reading to your child is one of the best language development activities you can engage in. Don’t be afraid of multi-syllable “big” words, even for toddlers. Children love long and intricate words. Hippopotamus, dinosaur, octagon, and so many others are enriching for language development as well as creating a magical world of books for your youngster. You’ll be amazed at how much your child will absorb simply by having you read to them.
There is never a time when your child is too young for books. Help parents settle into a regular reading routine with these top tips:
Reading fluency games are for children who are able to break down words and make sense of them when reading but are slow to do so.
Some children are slow to break down words when they are reading and read with lots of hesitations and pauses. They may try to read a word several times, then give up and move onto the next word. Listening to these kids read can be hard for parents as they see the effort their child has to give.
If a parent comes to you asking for help with reading fluency, give them these tips:
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