Four Tips for Using the Family Reading Guide

Speaker: Hey there, parents! The New Worlds Reading Initiative has an important resource available for you: book-specific reading guides to help support your child on their journey to literacy.

If your child is enrolled in the program, these resources are being sent to you. The next time your child receives a package like this from the New Worlds Reading Initiative, keep your eyes open for this important resource. If your child is not enrolled in the program, these resources are still available to you. Go to www.newworldsreading.com and search through the Family Resources section for a guide that works for your family. Here are four tips for using the Reading Guides included in this program.

First, discover these resources together. Each Reading Guide is designed for children to explore the content with their trusted adults. The guides include many opportunities to interact and discuss. Improve your child's educational experience by providing context for that learning.

Second, start and stop wherever it feels natural for you and your child. The guides do not need to be completed in any particular order. You could choose to quickly look at some new words or ask a pre-reading question or you could spend some extra time with one of the activities. You decide which section of the guide is best to interact with each time you open the booklet.

Third, take your time. These guides are packed full of great tips and activities. Work through them at your own pace. The guides are constructed to give you something new to talk about or do each time you open the book, so don't try to complete the entire guide all in one sitting. Use the guide as a bonus resource each time you read, not an assignment with a due date.

Fourth, incorporate the interesting words and discussions from the guides into other parts of your life. The reading guides include plenty of vocabulary words and discussion starters that are perfect for incorporating into your everyday life. While driving, you might have discussions about the books you've been reading or you could use dinner table conversations to see how many of the interesting words from your guide you and your child can include. Distancing these reading discussions and including them in various other contexts will help improve your child's memory and understanding.

There are many more activities, videos and guides available online at newworldsreading.com. Look through the family resources for more content to help you support your young reader. Share how your family uses these reading resources on social media with the #newworldsreading. Happy reading!