4 Tips for Helping Kids with Reading Homework

Posted on November 01 2018

4 Tips for Helping Kids with Reading Homework

Learn supportive ways parents can offer homework help to their kids.

One way to offer reading homework help for kids is to read when they read.

Your kids may come home from school with reading homework assignments that range from logging nightly reading time to completing comprehension exercises. If your child struggles with reading, comprehension or fluency, however, these tasks can feel daunting. So how can you offer homework help? Experts suggest that creating a literacy-friendly atmosphere at home by regularly reading with your kids, having them tell you a “story,” or playing language games can make all the difference in their success. These additional tips can make it easier to help kids with reading homework throughout the school year:

  1. Read when they read
  2. Reduce or eliminate distractions
  3. Use word solving strategies
  4. Read aloud

Learn more below about helping your kids with homework and reading.

1. Read when they read

When it’s time for your kids to log reading time or complete other reading homework, sit down with your own book – or even a journal – to model reading behavior. Kids are more likely to follow your example than your advice, so happily immersing yourself in words can help them feel more motivated to tackle nightly assignments.

2. Reduce or eliminate distractions 

Setting up a quiet reading and homework space for your child is another way you can offer reading homework help. Stock it with essentials that promote comprehension, pronunciation, and fluency, like the Toobaloo whisper phone and the Eye Lighter that highlights single or multiple lines of text to aid eye tracking. Turning off phones, TV, and reducing other distractions can also help you cultivate a home environment that's conducive to concentration. 

3. Use word solving strategies

If your child runs into challenges with a sound-it-out reading method, offer homework help that makes use of other word solving strategies. Learning words by sight, noticing letter blends such as “ing” or “er,” and using the context of the story are a few ways that can help developing readers hone their skills. Read more about these and other word solving strategies here.

4. Read aloud

Just because your children can read doesn't mean they want you to stop reading aloud to them. Reading to your kids creates an opportunity for you to make memories as you spend time together and talk about what's happening in the story. It also shows them how interesting and engaging reading can be while exposing them to fluency and vocabulary beyond their current reading level. 

These are just a few ways you can help your kids with reading homework. For more ideas to support your child’s reading and speech skills this school year, stop by our blog to explore additional resources for parents, teachers, and speech therapists.

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