Games for Reading Playful Ways to Help Your Child Read

HERE ARE OVER SEVENTY GAMES TO HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN TO READ--AND LOVE IT. Peggy Kaye'sGames for Readinghelps children read by doing just what kids like best: playing games. There is a "bingo" game that helps children learn vocabulary. There is a rhyming game that helps them hear letter sounds more accurately. There are mazes and puzzles, games that train the eye to see patterns of letters, games that train the ear so a child can sound out words, games that awaken a child's imagination and creativity, and games that provide the right spark to fire a child's enthusiasm for reading. There are games in which your child has to act silly and games--sure to be any child's favorite--in which you do. Easy to follow and easy to play, these games are ideal for busy, working parents. You can read a game in a few minutes and start to play right away. You can play on car trips, while doing the laundry, or while cooking. These games are so much fun for the whole family that you may forget their serious purpose. But they will helpallbeginning readers--those who have reading problems and those who do not--learnto read andwantto read. Games for Readingalso includes a list of easy-to-read books and books for reading aloud, and a "Note to Teachers" on how to play these games in their classrooms.

Peggy Kaye has a master's degree in early childhood education from Columbia University's Teacher's College, and has taught reading at both public and private elementary schools in New York City.

Acknowledgments • ix
Introduction • xi

PART ONE: Games for Learning Words • 1

Chapter One: Words Everywhere • 2
        GIFT WORDS • 4
        POSTER WORDS • 6
        3-D WORDS • 8
        JUMBO WORDS • 10
        WORD COLLECTION BOX • 11
        WORD HUNT • 13
        CHARADE CARDS • 16
        PICTURE LABELS • 18
        LABEL THE HOUSE • 20
        BODY WORDS • 23

Chapter Two: Games for the Eye • 24
        MAZES • 26
        JIGSAW PUZZLES • 30
        BLINDFOLD DRAWING • 33
        FIND IT • 35
        PICTURE MEMORY • 37
        HOW DO I LOOK? • 38
        SET THE TABLE • 39
        TWO DRAWING GAMES • 42
        A MUCH HARDER DRAWING GAME • 45
        LETTER CONTEST • 48
        SAME AND DIFFERENT • 50

Chapter Three: Word Games • 52
        RAINBOW GAME • 53
        WORD LADDER • 55
        WORD CONCENTRATION • 58
        WORD BINGO • 61
        GOOFY SENTENCES • 64
        JIGSAW SENTENCES • 67
        ZIP CARDS • 72

PART TWO: Games for Learning Sounds • 75

Chapter Four: Games for the Ear • 76
        DO THIS, DO THAT • 78
        TALK A DRAWING • 80
        HARD LISTENING • 83
        WRONG-SPEED CONVERSATIONS • 84
        RHYMING GAMES • 85
        GAMES AND CHANTS • 87

Chapter Five: Letter Sounds • 90
        CONSONANT BOX • 91
        WHERE'S THE SOUND? • 94
        PURPLE PENGUINS PICK APPLES • 96
        GRANDMOTHER'S TRUNK • 98
        ALPHABET WORDS • 100
        LINKING WORDS • 102
        CHICKENS AND WHALES • 103

Chapter Six: Super Sounds Games • 109
        RABBIT SOUNDS • 110
        OOPS • 113
        SOUND TOSS • 115
        SOUND CHECKERS • 117

Chapter Seven: Making Words • 122
        WORDS IN A BAG • 123
        PICK A BLEND • 126
        CHAIN GAME • 130
        MYSTERY WORDS • 131
        BACKWARDS • 133

PART THREE: Games for Understanding • 135

Chapter Eight: What Does That Mean? • 136
        SEE IT—NAME IT • 138
        GO-TO TOGETHERS • 140
        STORY WORDS • 142
        FRUMDIDDLE • 143
        MATCHES AND OPPOSITES • 144
        DICTIONARY READING • 146

Chapter Nine: Making Sense • 147
        TAKING TURNS • 148
        MISTAKES • 150
        FINISH A FAIRY TALE • 152
        TV TALK • 154

Chapter Ten: Imagination • 156
        CIRCLE STORY • 157
        CRAZY ANSWERS • 160
        TALL TALES OF YOUR DAY • 162
        GETTING TO KNOW YOU • 165
        PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS • 167
        INTERVIEW WITH AN ALLIGATOR • 170
        PICTURE STORIES • 173

PART FOUR: Reading Every Day • 175

Chapter Eleven: The Right Spark • 176
        READING ALOUD • 177
        COOKING • 179
        TREASURE HUNT • 183
        LUNCH-BOX MAIL • 184
        REAL MAIL • 186
        FAMILY CALENDAR • 187
        SCRAPBOOK COLLECTIONS • 189
        LITERARY LION • 193
        READING TOGETHER • 196

Appendices • 199
        A LIST OF IMPORTANT WORDS • 200
        A LIST OF IMPORTANT SOUNDS • 203
        BOOKS FOR READING ALOUD • 204
        EASY READING BOOKS • 207
        CHILDREN'S MAGAZINES • 208
        A NOTE TO TEACHERS • 209