Uncanny Chronicles Issue #3

In this issue, Kayla faces a challenge bigger than one would expect on the first day of school.

Read it online. Watch the animated video. Download as PDF.

Resources

Kayla appears anxious to play the game about the book she read. To learn about why kids might get anxious about reading, see this information from Understood.org: https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learni...

Kayla is upset that she answered a question incorrectly and thinks she’ll never get it. To learn how to respond to a discouraged child, see this information from Reading Rockets: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fixing-families/201812/the-discouraged-child

Ms. Palmer supports Kayla when she’s answering questions about what she read. To learn how to help your child understand what is read, see this information from Understood.org: https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-sch...

Kayla stuck with answering questions even while feeling uneasy about it. To learn how to build confidence in kids, see this information:

• PBS Parents: https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/12-tips-for-raising-confident-kids
• Route to Reading: Be Your Child's Tour Guide: https://www.improvingliteracy.org/brief/route-reading-be-your-childs-tour-guide
• Route to Reading: Help Your Child See the Journey's End: https://www.improvingliteracy.org/brief/route-reading-help-your-child-see-jo...