Books...Lots and Lots of books!

Did you find all of those little books at the bottom of your child's backpack? Please get them out and start reading every night! Make sure your child points to each word as they read. Ask them to find specific words ("Show me the word go.") or letters ("Do you see the letter B on this page?") And have them retell the story with as many details as possible (I know these are very simple stories, but so are the stories we read in the reading assessments, and almost all of the kids had trouble retelling those, which is a requirement for moving to the next reading level!)