Here are some practical ideas you can incorporate into the classroom to help your students become independent readers.
- Display letters and words around the classroom. ...
- Create word families. ...
- Play decoding games. ...
- Teach phonemic awareness. ...
- Play 'fish' with sight words. ...
- Word search bingo.
- What are some reading activities?
- What activities can be done to promote good reading?
- What are the 4 strategies to be a better reader?
- What are fun ways to teach reading?
What are some reading activities?
List of Reading Activities
- Partner Pretest. Before teaching a new decoding skill or grammar rule, preface the lesson with a pretest. ...
- Stand Up/Sit Down. ...
- Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down. ...
- Secret Answer. ...
- Response Cards. ...
- Think-Pair-Share. ...
- Quick Writes. ...
- One Word Splash.
What activities can be done to promote good reading?
10 Ways to Promote Independent Reading
- Host a book club. ...
- Collaborate with your local library. ...
- Host a young author read-aloud. ...
- Reenact favorite books. ...
- Mystery check-outs. ...
- Make time for independent reading. ...
- Lead by example. ...
- Host a reading-related event.
What are the 4 strategies to be a better reader?
During Reading
- Visualize - make a movie in your head just like you do when listening to a story.
- Question - think about the story, asking yourself who, what, when, where, why, how.
- Clarify - understand new words - figure out words using print strategies.
- Make predictions - "What happens next?"
- Make connections.
What are fun ways to teach reading?
1) Act It Out. One of the easiest ways to bring a little excitement and drama into your child's reading time is to act out the story you're reading together. If your child loves to perform or play pretend with their toys, this might be a fun way to make the stories your reading literally come to life!