Supporting your child’s reading skills CDC (2130)

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Supporting your child’s reading skills

General guidelines

Kids learn best when they feel confident, successful, and supported. Here are ways you can help them:

Ways to build reading skills

Sounding out words (Decoding skills) 

Fluency (reading speed)

Understanding

Reading apps

Reading apps help your child practice reading skills they are learning in school. They may help to build your child's reading skills.  

Preschool and early grade school

Grade school

You can see a listing of learning apps and ratings here: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ 

Reading interventions

Interventions support children's reading skills. 

ALERT

Call your child’s doctor, nurse, or clinic if you have any questions or concerns or if your child has special health care needs that were not covered by this information.