Reading at McGill
McGill School of Success is here to help you on your student’s reading journey!
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Reach out to your student’s teacher whenever you have a question or need support.
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You may also reach out to McGill’s Reading Intervention Specialist, Ms. Walker, at twalker@mcgillofsuccess.org.
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Below are resources you may find helpful.
Read 20 minutes reading at home, every night!
Reading with a child
Reading regularly with young children stimulates optimal patterns of brain development and strengthens parent-child relationships at a critical time in child development, which, in turn, builds language, literacy, and social-emotional skills that last a lifetime.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Reading aloud is practically free, you can do it anywhere.
Even adults who are not fluent readers can provide a good experience for children by telling stories from their lives, from their imaginations, or from pictures in wordless books.
Reading aloud with children is linked to these powerful results:
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Expanded knowledge and vocabulary
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Improved attention span and memory
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Increased curiosity and imagination
Plus . . .
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Greater self-esteem, empathy and confidence
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Stronger, closer relationships
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Higher educational achievement and quality of life
Reading Foundation Website
There is great information at the Reading Foundation website.
Para nuestras familias bilingües (for our bilingual familes):
Por qué leerles a sus hijos en español los ayudará a ser mejores lectores
Lectura SOS: Aún estoy aprendiendo inglés. Entonces, ¿cómo puedo ayudar a mi hijo a aprender a leer?
