|PDF (172 KB)| Reading Homework Tips for Parents Have your child
read aloud to you every night. Choose a quiet place, free from
distractions, for your child to do his nightly reading
assignments. As your child reads, point out spelling and sound
patterns such as cat, pat, hat. When your child reads aloud to
you and makes a mistake, point out the words she has missed and
help her to read the word correctly. After your child has
stopped to correct a word he has read, have him go back and
reread the entire sentence from the beginning to make sure he
understands what the sentence is saying. Ask your child to tell
you in her own words what happened in a story. To check your
child's understanding of what he is reading, occasionally pause
and ask your child questions about the characters and events in
the story. Ask your child why she thinks a character acted in a
certain way and ask your child to support her answer with
information from the story. Before getting to the end of a
story, ask your child what he thinks