 Strategies for Success
By Michelle Kahen, Associate Director
Reading Wheel
Here’s a wheel to keep your student on the fast track. Just move the arrow clockwise as you read and you’ll be reminded to practice some super
reading strategies.
To make your wheel:
- Gather a pencil, scissors, glue/paste,
a piece of cardboard and a brass fastener.
- Cut out the wheel and arrow below, paste wheel onto the cardboard.
- Attach arrow to the center of your wheel with brass fastener.
Word Pyramid
Help your child learn and remember new words by creating a word pyramid:
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Word
__________ ___________
Antonyms
__________ ____________ ___________
Synonyms
__________ __________ __________ ___________
Adjectives Describing the Word
_______________________________________________
Write a Sentence Using the Word
Book Suggestion
Many volunteers have expressed interest in books that portray children from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds in a positive light.
 Something Beautiful, by Sharon Dennis Wyeth, is a story about a little girl who lives in an impoverished neighborhood where homelessness, hunger, destruction, graffiti and crime are prevalent. When her teacher writes the word beautiful on the blackboard, the girl decides to look for something beautiful in her neighborhood. As she goes on this treasure hunt, she finds plenty of things to appreciate about her neighborhood. This book presents an optimistic depiction of the community she lives in.
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