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Greetings!
Just as the kids are headed back to school, it is "National Book Festival Month". How fitting is that? See how to get a free poster and host your own book festival in Tip 3! Also, I have a fantastic way to teach short vowels sounds in this issue. :)
Read aloud, early and often this year!
Carla Pennington Kirby
Reading Specialist, MA |
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| Tip 1 Short Vowel Stick Men | |
In my first year teaching remedial reading, I discovered the difficulty many students have grasping "short vowel" sounds. This challenge led me to devise a set of "Short Vowel Stick Men" for each student. It was just the ticket to opening their eyes, ears and minds to learning these odd sounds! It also made teaching them fun and a breeze!
The more modes used when teaching, the easier it is to learn new concepts. Stick Men use visual, auditory and tactile modes.
a = achoo e = edge (of ear) i = itch o = sound doctor tells you to say when he looks in mouth u = uhh (Sound made when tapping head while thinking.) Once students feel the part of their body each Stick Man describes, they have a constant reminder "on them", whenever sounding out words, as they can tap into their own body when needed, in the initial learning process of these pesky short vowel sounds.
If you would like a laminated set of short vowel stickmen, with instruction and activities, email me at carla@kidzreadingtips.com. I have made a limited number of kits for $10 ea. (shipping is included)
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Tip 2 Reading Aloud | |
Reading aloud benefits babies in the womb to high school students and beyond. While attending a favorite seminar, by Jim Trelease, I learned many savvy points. Jim wrote the "Read-Aloud" handbook, that was a 17 week New York Times bestseller. He emphasized that students are turned on to reading by those who advertise the product and read aloud 15-30 minutes a day. Listening comprehension is approximately 3 years higher than reading level. Hold the carrot out for kids to want to read. Tell them the older they get, the better books get! Other key notes follow:
- Make recordings of books for kids to read at home.
- Discussion after reading, promotes "thinking skills".
- Majority of top readers read comic books. So can you!
- Best books to read aloud are ones making you gasp, laugh or cry.
- Create a tradition of telling ghost stories at Halloween and classic tales on holidays.
- When reading aloud with expression, you are giving of yourself. This is the best gift you can give. Use different voices for dialogue; interject comments and with fidgety young listeners, skip over long descriptive passages that slow the action.
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| Tip 3 National Book Festival | |
Whether you live in Washington DC or where you are sitting right now, you can celebrate in the 11th Annual "National Book Festival" the Library of Congress is sponsoring. The festival is free and open to the public Sept 24 and 25. 
Host your own Book Festival and download this original, authentic poster for this year at http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/ Here you will be given tips on how to take part in this annual celebration of books, authors and reading. Celebrate the joys of reading in class and at home! |
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Personalized Book of the Month | |
 Ballerina Princess
The child of your choosing stars in their local town ballet, with 2 to 3 friends or relatives cheering them on in the audience. A photo of your little darling can go on the first page if requested! Ages 2-9
Deluxe Hardbound Book - $14.95
Photo - $5.00
Click to Order www.carlabooks.com
Phone Orders (208) 255-2530
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READING QUOTE
"Reading aloud is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills children will eventually require for learning to read."
~ Marilyn Jager Adams~
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KUDOS TO KINDNESS
Thank you to all those dedicated teachers who spend a portion of each summer preparing to make their class even better than the year before!
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NORTH
WEST  NEWS
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Testimonial to
Diagnostic Reading Test
"It is so good to see our daughter feeling interested and excited about reading! You provide a very efficient and effective service for sorting through all of the possibilities out there and focusing on what her real needs are. Thanks so much! We shall carry on and soon, I know she will be reading the book you personalized for her! "
Call today for this special testing for your child that comes with written report to remedy weaknesses.
Discount for September
$65 (Reg $120)
Call Carla for appt.
(208) 610-6262
carla@kidzreadingtips.com
Sandpoint, ID
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YOU'RE INVITED!
THIS Thursday, see what is available to you with Small Business and Artisans in Sandpoint, ID, while shopping for pre-holiday gifts. A free crafting corner for children will keep the kids cheerfully creating, thanks to "Creations". Our local Magician, Star, will be entertaining, too. Drop by the
Business & Event Center on Hwy 2, Sept 8, from 3pm-7pm to see what the BNA, a free Networking Group, has to offer! Make it a non-cooking evening with casual pasta & spirts from Pend o' reille Winery and Eichardts, for minimal cost...and enjoy 40 free drawings!!!
(I'll have copies of my Personalized Books available, too.)
Our free & friendly networking group meets for lunch at Connie's Restaurant every other Wednesday. Call me at 208-255-2530 if you'd like to learn more.
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VIDEO
of a Personalized Book
"God Loves Me"
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Click Book to View a short reading. See how your child's name, friends and town are included. :) |
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