Take a Look

Are you looking for a good gift or something new for your child to read? Here are some newer books that are on the International Reading Association's notable books list.

Primary fiction
For You Are a Kenyan Child by Kelly Cunnane
Pecorino Plays Ball by Alan Madison
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow by Amy Lee-Tai
Pumpkin Town! (Or, Nothing Is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins) by Katie McKy
The Secret-Keeper by Kate Coombs

Primary nonfiction
Godspeed, John Glenn by Richard Hilliard
Those Excellent Eagles by Jan Lee Wicker

Repeated Readings

Rereading a paragraph of whatever book the child is presently reading, at least three times, will help the child to become more fluent and will improve his/her sight word reading. Pick a paragraph where the child has made several errors when reading aloud. Talk about what the errors were first and then have the child reread that paragraph. Each time the child reads the paragraph, his/her reading will become smoother and they will be able to read the words more easily.