Adult (or older sibling) reads a sentence and then student reads the sentence. Make sure your reader is not just reapeating what you said with out looking at the words. This gives your reader a chance to hear what fluent reading sounds like.
Choose a story, paragraph or a page from a book and read it aloud, together. You may want to point to the words because your voice might be pushing them to read a bit quicker. Just be sure they are following with their eyes.
A, AB, B is a reading protocol many of your students have practiced. You can do this protocol, sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, or page by page. The grown up is "A". You read the selection first. This gives your student a chance to hear fluent reading. Then you read the selection with your student (matching voices). Finally your student reads the selection to you.
Play this simple reading game. One person rolls the dice. The number rolled determines the number of sentences you have to read. This is a great way to have your student pay close attention to punctuation.
Make the reading out loud portion of the day a special event. Cozy up with a blanket, make hot cocoa, read by candle light, put on PJs, wear hats, etc.
Read a chapter book as a family. Perhaps there is a book you have been wanting to share with your reader. Use any of the ideas to make your way together through a great book. It could even be fun to share this time with family far away on Zoom or FaceTime. If they have a copy of the book, they can connect with your reader.
Rachel Fox
Email: rfox@wps.org