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Family Fluency Program
The success of a literacy program partly depends on the literacy environment at home. The goal of the Family Fluency Program was to heighten the awareness of parents, children, and teachers concerning the important roles they collectively play in the literacy development of children. The Family Fluency Program introduced parents whose children were in a fluency program at school to strategies they could carry out at home that would engage their children in fluency development experiences. Three 2nd grade classrooms participated in the Family Fluency Program and three served as a control group. The basal was sent home twice a week for parents to read with their children as indicated below. Children in classrooms that participated in the program showed a greater improvement in reading fluency than control children.
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Activities to Carry Out with Books Your Child Brings Home from School:
Spanish Version
Echo Reading: You read one line and the child reads the same line after you. Increase the number of lines you read at one time as the child’s reading improves. To be sure the child is looking at the words ask him/her to follow the print with a finger. Try to echo read at least one story each week.
Choral Reading: You and your child read the same text aloud together. Choral reading should be done at least twice a week.
Partner Reading: You and your child take turns reading. Start by reading one sentence and asking the child to read the next sentence. As the child’s fluency improves, you read a page and he/she reads a page. Partner read about once a week.
Repeated Reading: Read the same book or story more than once in the same week.
Remember: Use expression as you read so your reading sounds like speaking. Let the story come alive! Be supportive, patient, and helpful with your child’s efforts. What a great opportunity for you and your child to bond around school!
(Spanish translation available here.)
For more information see: Morrow, L. M., Kuhn, M.R., & Schwanenflugel, P.J. (2006). The Family Fluency program. Reading Teacher, 60, 322-333.
Actividades De Lectura Que Puede Hacer Cuando Su Hijo Trae Libros De La
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- Lecturas eco: Usted lee una línea y su niño lee la misma línea después que usted haya completado la línea. Aumente el número de líneas que usted lee a medida que su hijo mejore su lectura. Para estar seguro de que su niño observa las palabras mientras que lee, pregúntale que señale con su dedo a medida que lee cada palabra de la oración. Intente la estrategia de eco por lo menos una vez en semana.
- Lecturas en coro: Usted y su niño pueden leer del libro simultáneamente en voz alta. Esta estrategia se debe llevar a cabo por lo menos dos veces en semana.
- Lecturas en parejas: Usted y su niño deben alternar turnos al leer. Primero, usted lee una oración y luego pídale a su niño que lea la próxima oración. A medida que la fluidez de su niño progresa, usted puede leer una página y luego su niño, la otra página. Esta estrategia de lectura en parejas se debe hacer una vez en semana.
- Lecturas repetidas: Lea el mismo libro o el mismo cuento más de una vez durante la misma semana.
- Recuerde: Cuando le lee a su niño, recuerde que debe emplear muchas expresiones enfáticas para que el cuento suene como si estuviera hablándole al niño y el cuento tenga vida.
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