How+can+we+help+suport+our+child's+learning?


 * __In reading? __
 * Read, read, read!
 * Be a reader yourself and wear your passion for reading on your sleeve.
 * Have a family DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time--where everyone who can reads independently!
 * Read aloud to child--children often enjoy this as a before bedtime routine.
 * Read the same book as your child and talk about it together--sharing your thinking.
 * Set up a special place for your child to focus on reading without distractions.
 * Have a clock that your child can read clearly visible to record their reading to set reading goals.
 * Encourage children to take post-it notes of their thinking--including favorite parts, new words, etc. to talk with you about when they are reading independently.
 * Visit the library with your children to choose books to read together and independently.
 * Buy books at child's reading level as gifts to encourage their reading interests.
 * Place book baskets in the bathroom for children to read
 * Place book baskets near the place children eat--breakfast table
 * Make sure your child has a bedside lamp to read before bed--allow children to stay up a bit longer to read themselves to sleep--OPTOMOTRISTS confirm reading in bed wont hurt your child's eyes.


 * __In writing? __
 * Write, write, write!
 * Keep a writer's notebook for yourself!
 * Share your writing with your child and ask to listen to their writing. Tell them what you're working on as a writer.
 * Ask your child, "How's it going for you as a writer? What are you working on as a writer?" LISTEN to them.
 * Compliment them EVERY time they write. Find something to make them feel good about their writing.
 * Offer one small and specific tip--ONLY one, no more. Step by step.
 * Point out great family moments that would make good stories for your child to write about.
 * Buy the supplies that make writing fun--special notebooks, pens, erasers, fancy paper, etc. (Go with your child so they can help choose the supplies!)


 * __In math? __