Remote literacy learning is a collaboration among schools, families, and students.
Remote literacy learning includes a mixture of literacy learning experiences that are teacher-led, family-led, and student-led. It is a collaboration among schools, families, and students. Parents have an important role in helping develop your child’s literacy skills.
This toolkit helps schools and families join efforts to support children’s literacy growth in remote or blended learning environments.
This toolkit helps teachers and families understand what fluency is and how to support a child’s development of fluency with text.
Help your child practice early literacy skills and understand ideas during everyday life.
Taking part in literacy experiences at home can develop your child’s reading ability, comprehension, and language skills. Activities that you can engage in at home include: joint reading, drawing, singing, storytelling, reciting, game playing, and rhyming. You can tailor activities to your child’s age and ability level, and can incorporate technology into your learning opportunities.
Signs of typical reading development and possible indicators of risk for dyslexia.
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This video shows third graders finding the meaning of tricky words by using the glossary, context clues, and pictures. Notice that third graders can also explain the meaning of new words.
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Teaching that provides temporary instructional support, like an example or feedback, during initial learning of a concept or skill.
Public libraries are a great resource for your child’s literacy learning. They often provide free literacy events, in addition to children’s audio and print books. Library staff can help find resources to support your child’s learning at home.
Check your local library to see what it offers!
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The research reported here is funded by awards to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2021 National Center on Improving Literacy. https://improvingliterarcy.org
