Reading at home

Each night, I send home a book with your child to read to you. Your child has read this book four times with me, so the reading of the book should be very smooth with very few errors. The purpose of this book is for your child to celebrate what a great reader they have become! The reading of this book should only take about 5 minutes.  However, I urge you to take any extra minutes you have during your night (as a parent, I know how hard this can sometimes be to find!) to read TO your child.  Hearing you read to them will help them to hear what fluent readers sound like. It will also help your child to see that reading is a lifelong habit that is enjoyable.  Please see the research below that displays how important just reading 20 minutes per night is for your child's reading success.