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Families Building Better Readers - Polk County School District

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If You See It, read It! (continued)<br />

1. What is right in front of your child’s nose most mornings?<br />

A cereal box.<br />

What are the ingredients? How many ounces are in a serving? Ask<br />

your child to read and find out. Read directions to fill out the<br />

mail-in forms for any free prizes offered.<br />

2. What is black and white and “read” all over? A newspaper!<br />

Give your child real purposes for reading out of the newspaper:<br />

• Does he or she want to see a movie? Have your child read<br />

the movie listings, and then find and select a time you<br />

might attend.<br />

• Playing in a little league game this weekend?<br />

Have your child check the weather forecast.<br />

• What’s on television tonight? Read the TV Guide to find out.<br />

• You’ll both find the comic strips or funny<br />

pages entertaining. Read them together.<br />

• Be a role model for your child by reading things like the<br />

newspaper in front of him or her.<br />

3. What’s good to eat at your local drive-thru?<br />

Let your child read the menu and order within the given budget by finding the “best deal.”<br />

4. Want to order a pizza?<br />

It’s only a phone call away. Ask your child to find the number in the phonebook.<br />

5. Have your child write and mail a letter to a friend or relative.<br />

Watch as he or she opens the reply letter and reads it enthusiastically.<br />

6. Time for dinner?<br />

Have your child read the recipe aloud as you follow the directions. Try letting your child follow the sequential<br />

directions and with your supervision make cookies or something else yummy from an easy box mix.<br />

7. Don’t forget a nightly bedtime story…a memory your child will treasure forever.<br />

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