Alyse Eligulashvili - Reading Specialist

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September 7, 2018

Does the Sentence Make Sense? | Episode 036

It is important to explicitly teach emergent and beginning readers that every sentence needs to make sense. Modeling self-monitoring, thinking about one’s own reading, for young children will help them become successful independent readers.CONTINUE READING

Category:During Reading

August 31, 2018

Speech Bubble Detective | Episode 035

by Alyse E.

Understanding the purpose of speech bubbles is an important concept of print. Explicitly teaching concepts of print will help your child independently navigate texts effectively. Your child will love turning into a Speech Bubble Detective!CONTINUE READING

Category:Before Reading

August 24, 2018

Quick Tip on Books as Mirrors | Episode 034

by Alyse E.

“Mirrors” are books that reflect your child’s own experiences or how your child looks and feels. When children see themselves represented in books, they make connections that allow them to become more interested in reading and feel empowered.CONTINUE READING

Category:Quick Tips

August 15, 2018

Guess the Rhyme | Episode 033

by Alyse E.

The ability to identify and produce rhyming words is an important pre-reading skill. Guess the Rhyme also helps children think about the meaning of the story and what word would best complete the sentence.CONTINUE READING

Category:During Reading

August 10, 2018

Sticky Note Awards | Episode 032

by Alyse E.

Reading and talking about books that have won awards like the Geisel, Caldecott, and Newberry awards creates excitement around reading new books. Reading award winning books also exposes your child to a large variety of quality children’s literature.CONTINUE READING

Category:After Reading

August 3, 2018

Quick Tip on Wordless Books | Episode 031

by Alyse E.

Telling a story with a wordless book helps develop language skills, vocabulary, sequencing, and story comprehension. All of these skills are necessary to become a successful independent reader. You and your child will love creating your own stories using wordless books!CONTINUE READING

Category:Quick Tips

June 22, 2018

Letter Fun | Episode 030

by Alyse E.

Letter Fun is a tactile and interactive way to practice letter formation and letter identification. Your child will love writing letters on your back and will love feeling letters written on his/her back.CONTINUE READING

Category:After Reading

June 15, 2018

Quick Tip on Nursery Rhymes | Episode 029

by Alyse E.

Your child is never too old to read and sing nursery rhymes! Pull out your child’s old favorites or discover some new ones to change up your read aloud time.CONTINUE READING

Category:Quick Tips

June 7, 2018

Beginning Letter Sound Strategy | Episode 028

by Alyse E.

The Beginning Letter Sound Strategy is one of the most basic and fundamental decoding strategies that is taught to beginning readers. Although it seems like a simple strategy, it needs to be explicitly taught to young children.CONTINUE READING

Category:The Basics

May 30, 2018

Story Sounds | Episode 027

by Alyse E.

Participating in sound making before reading the story aloud will help set the mood of the story. It will also prepare your child for the story by helping to activate his/her background knowledge. Your child will love to make big and loud sounds with his/her hands, feet, and voices before reading the story aloud!CONTINUE READING

Category:Before Reading

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