Make sure your child is reading for about 20 minutes each night and reading an appropriate level book. As a general rule, if the student is missing more than five words per page, it's too difficult.
Reading out loud frequently is especially important for beginning readers up through the second grade level. To help your child understand what he/she is reading, have your child retell the story in order. If it is a fiction title, make sure the setting, characters, problem, events and solution are included in the retelling. It is also important for you to read aloud to your child. When you do so, you are modeling what good reading sounds like. Keep reading aloud to your child, even after the primary grades.
