Reading Practice

Handy Ideas For Reading Practice

Share a book you know by reading it in a different way:

You may take on the characters' voices around the table
to emphasize certain qualities they have
eg An elderly lady may have a deep, shaky, warm voice;
a teacher may have an encouraging tone;
a bear may be gruff or gentle depending on what its role
is in the story, etc

Visit the library and ask for books with certain themes
that are suitable for you and your children to read:
eg You like books about certain animals. The librarian may
steer you towards a particular place in the non-fiction zone
or they may suggest several fiction titles that you could look
for in the picture story book or junior fiction area.

Locate your childhood stories and share these with your
children. Tell them what you enjoyed and what you
recall about them as a child.
eg I liked poetry as a child and I would share AA Milne,
RL Stevenson, Selections from the old Victorian Readers,
and locate some of the picture story books created since my
childhood like Mulga Bill's Bicycle, The Man from Snowy River,
both by Banjo Patterson. Then there's the ones I experienced
and like as a teacher: The Tale of Georgie Grub, Magic Beach,
Titch, Koala Lou, by various well known authors (Jean Willis,
Alison Lester, Pat Hutchins, Mem Fox)

Make a Story of a family event
eg Use an app like Book Creator to create a story.
You can add the sentences and add photos in whichever order
you like, as long as it makes sense and makes everyone keep
a sense of being part of the storytelling. Add voice and sound
buttons over. Share it as an ibook. Read it again and again.