Welcome to Room 22
by Maureen Ferry
October 26, 2007
- Find tips for helping your child read
- Read Miss Ferry's Biography
- Find contact information for Miss Ferry
We all know how important reading is for our children's education. Here are some reading resources I like and tips on how to support your student at home...
Web sites
- www.starfall.com This is a WONDERFUL site that my students love (I use it as an end-of-the-day reward for some of them). It has everything from beginning letter sound activities to online books and reading games. It has something to fit every elementary-aged reader.
- Reading First Parent's Guide Click on the blue-text link to the left to view a good reading tip sheet for parents. It has great ideas that parents can use to support their child as a reader. This publication is recommended by the U.S. Government.
Tips for home
- READ WITH YOUR CHILD! Find a book at home or
take a trip to the library. Sit down any time you have a few extra
minutes and read aloud with your child.
- Let them talk about the pictures
- Ask the questions about the story
- Let them guess what will happen next
- This is a great way to
spend quality family time!
- Point out words
in their lives Help expose your child to
all the printed language in the world around them.
- Point out words on cereal boxes or other food containers
- Read road signs to them
- If you can, keep pointing
out the same words. It will help them get used to seeing words and
knowing that they mean something. For example, every time you drive
by Subway, point out the sign. When you eat there, point out
"Subway" printed on the napkins and wrappers.
- Have fun with
language It
will help your child learn skills for reading and you will enjoy
doing it.
- Play with rhymes. Ask your child to find a rhyme; they will surprise you every time!
- Sound out all the sounds in a word. "Cat" becomes ccc-aaa-ttt. Be careful to not add an "uh" sound to letter sounds. For example, the letter F should have the sound "fff," not "fuh." This helps kids when they are reading new words. If F sounds like "fuh," then when a child goes to read "fish" it becomes "fuh-ish."
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Biography I graduated
in August 2007 with my M. A. in Special Education after completing
my internship here in Putnam County. I really appreciate this community. I
value the support the community has for the schools, and I am
thankful for the strong administrators and friendly teachers and
staff. I have had
some amazing opportunities in the last few years. I first started
working with children when I volunteered with inner-city children’s
ministries in
New Orleans and Detroit. After Hurricane Katrina I was able to
return to New
Orleans and help
coordinate disaster relief in some of the same neighborhoods where
the children lived before the storm. I also got to study abroad
during college in Ghana. Now most of my time is spent trying to
learn more about teaching and participating in Campus Christian Fellowship
at Truman State University. I am having so much fun with the kids here! Every one brings a smile to my face. Thanks so much to all you parents who love your kids. Your support of them in the classroom makes all the difference in the world. Sincerely, Maureen Ferry
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