During parent teacher conferences, this is the most common and popular question I get from parents. This question is am important one and demonstrates how much you care about your child and their education. It is complex because every child has different strengths, weaknesses and interests.
My #1 piece of advice is to keep them reading- visit the library, check out high-interest books at appropriate levels and keep them motivated to read a minimum of 20 minutes per day. Academically speaking, every subject is impacted by your child's ability to read and interpret information.
Here is a great site to check the level of a book. On your child's report card, it reports their "Guided Reading" reading level.
Many of our third graders are on grade level in reading, but are still struggling to express themselves through writing- both in response to texts or in other assignments. Here are some tips to help your child in writing. One thing I always suggest is to help your child to keep a journal. This can be a fun and relaxing way to get them away from the screen and get them writing. Here are some writing prompts they could choose from to use in their journaling. One other suggestion that I have is to use Storybird- link is at the right of the page. This is an amazing website to create, save and share stories!!!
Last year, I posted many resources for parents and their children. Please take some time to look it over and contact me if you have any questions, comments or concerns. Read my post from last year here.
I hope to see you all at Math Night this Thursday!!!! There will be pizza and drinks, math games, and a presentation for parents all about the new math curriculum.
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