Sixth grade Language Arts - More on Reading

Sixth grade - More on reading


The more your child reads the better off he will be. For students who read well it is a great source of enjoyment. It gives them the opportunity to explore, through literature, worlds that they will never experience. For some students, the escape provided by reading is a stress reliever, and as your child comes into sixth grade, he will have new stress placed on him. Middle school curricula are more difficult than elementary curricula. Physical changes also begin to occur as students enter adolescence. Provide many and varied reading materials for your sixth grader. Encourage him to read books he might not otherwise read. Reading well does have great benefits beyond just enjoyment. It is one of the most fundamental skills a student can have. If he can read, he can gain any other segment of knowledge, by reading the instructions. His vocabulary will be greater, not only because he is exposed to more words, but because he gets to see those words in context. He will gain a better understanding of properly formed sentences. Two last things. Your sixth grader may still enjoy being read to, especially if he enjoyed it in the past, but he may think he is too old to ask, so remember to offer to read books as a family. Audio books are also a great resource. Don’t be afraid to include audio books as part of your sixth grade curriculum.