Reading with Your Child

"There is no more important activity for preparing your child to succeed as a reader than reading aloud together. Fill your story times with a variety of books. Be consistent, be patient, and watch the magic work." https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-your-child

The Finding Langston Trilogy is an award winning fictional series about 11 year old Langston and his adventures in the Chicago Public Library.You can find it in Sora as both an ebook and an audiobook.

Hidden Figures is the inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch astronauts into space.

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Barnett's favorite YouTube Reader is https://www.youtube.com/@DadCanJapan - His story-reading of the Magic Treehouse series is enjoyable for kindergarteners through grandparents - each story introduces a new concept, location, and challenge for the kids to adventure through, all while adding dozens of new words to your child's vocabulary in a relevant, contextual way. 

 

The San Jacinto Public Library is part of the Riverside County Library System, opening access for your family to millions of books, a calendar of in-person activities, and many digital library resources. 

 

Photo of Library sourced from https://rivlib.net/branch/san-jacinto 12/13/2022

 

While any reading is beneficial to vocabulary development and helps to build writing skills, when reading to your child more benefit comes by selecting books above their reading level. Read to them books they may not be able to read to themselves quite yet.

 

 

Biographies - try the Who Was...? series   about significant historical figures from art, science, sports, and world leaders. Sora also has 275 Biographies and Autobiographies available to check out digitally. 

 

Heritage and Culture - learn about and explore different cultures as well as your own heritage - including folklore and traditions, language, works of art, monuments and landmarks, and native plants and animals of various regions of the world. 

 

Mystery/Suspense - famed author John Grisham has written a series for upper elementary and middle schoolers titled "Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer" which are available in Sora. 

 

Historical Fiction -  stories written from a child's perspective of a period in history can make learning about history especially exciting to kids - consider titles including: Esperanza Rising,  Magic Treehouse books, The Little House on the Prairie series, Anne of Green Gables... search "historical fiction" on Sora, or ask the local librarian to show you the Historical Fiction section and recommend a good read for your family!

 

Poetry - The Academy of American Poets has a full recommendation list of poems for children by topic. https://poets.org/poems-kids click through to your selection to read the poem on that website, where you will also find information about the poet.  A fun poem to start with is "Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face" by Jack Prelutsky

 

Science Fiction & Fantasy includes Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief and the many books by Rick Riordan, the Star Wars books, and millions of stories about space exploration, monsters, zombies, aliens, lost worlds, even Minecraft stories.  Take a peek at this curated selection of Science Fiction and Fantasy books in Sora. 

 

Informational Books are non-fiction and reference books full of facts and answers. The book covers are typically full of images to entice your reader to open and explore the topic. Your child may be intrigued by weather and storms, natural disasters like volcanoes and earthquakes, or a specific animal, feats of engineering such as skyscrapers or bridges, or even world record books exploring the fastest, strongest, longest, etc.