Summer reading series

As we learn from home and research, the most important influence on a child is the parent. Next, we learn that daily support in reading from parents and other adults contributes greatly to the child’s success in reading.

Then comes the inevitable question: What do I do when my child gets stuck reading?

Well, there are several strategies that teachers use with K-3 children that parents can also use at home. In fact, these strategies also work on readers of any age.

The parent can ask the child, “What would make sense here?” After all, reading is about making sense of words in print. And we know...