Parent's+Corner

=Parent's Corner=

==Parents, please read aloud to your children. I do not believe a child can ever be too old to read to or to enjoy being read to. This invaluable time with your children has many benefits! Schedule specific times for read aloud so that your child can look forward to those special quality moments with you. Choose a book that is a year or two above your child’s independent reading level. Children need to be taught HOW to understand what they are reading. Use these strategies to model what good readers do. I highly recommend reading __The Read Aloud Handbook__The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease for more information on the importance and "how tos" of reading aloud to your child.==

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- - We read to children for all the same reasons you talk with children: to reassure, to entertain, to bond; to inform or explain, to arouse curiosity, to inspire. But in reading aloud, you also: a.. Condition the child's brain to associate reading with pleasure; b.. Create background knowledge; c.. Build vocabulary; d.. Provide a reading role model. Jim Trelease- -

= = =**Curriculum Pages: Click on the following links to view curriculum guidelines.**=

=Hoover [|Reading]= =Curriculum Framework Hoover [|Science]= =Curriculum Framework Hoover [|Math]= =Curriculum Framework Hoover [|Technology]= =Curriculum Framework Hoover [|Social Studies]= =Curriculum Framework Alabama Department of [|Department|of Education]= = = = =

=Here are a few sites for parents.=

=[|Raising Kids]= =[|The Guidance Channel]= =[|Scholastic for Families]= =[|Family Education.com]= =[|Practical Parenting]= =[|Parenting.com]= =[|Dr. Dobson on “The Family”]=