Activity Four: Handout: Parents Are Teachers Too!

  • ask your student what she sees her role as a parent is; ask her what responsibilities she has
  • read the handout, Parents Are Teachers Too! together
  • take turns reading the information in each box
  • tell your student to stop you if there is a word that she does not understand
  • after you have finished reading the handout, ask your student if she agrees with the information she has read
  • ask her if she does any of the activities in the handout with her child

Activity Five: Handout: Tips For Reading with Children

  • read the quote at the top of the handout by Orville Prescott
  • ask your student what they think the quote means and who was the person that lured them into "the wonderful world of the written word"
  • have your student read the handout silently and underline any words that they are unsure of (either pronunciation or meaning)
  • read the handout aloud
  • go through each of the statements and ask her why each would be important to remember
  • ask her if she feels that there is anything that she feels would be important to add to the list

Activity Six: Handout: Tips On Reading With Your Baby

  • ask your student to tell you a nursery rhyme that she remembers from her childhood
  • have her tell it to you in her own language and then translate it into English
  • tell her a nursery rhyme that you remember from your childhood
  • write the nursery rhyme and have her read it
  • ask her what she thinks it means
  • ask her if there is a similar rhyme in her language

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