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Reading Homework Tips for Parents Have your child read aloud to you every night. Choose a quiet place, free from distractions, for your child to do his nightly reading assignments. As your child reads, point out spelling and sound patterns such as cat, pat, hat. When your child reads aloud to you and makes a mistake, point out the words she has missed and help her to read the word correctly. After your child has stopped to correct a word he has read, have him go back and reread the entire sentence from the beginning to make sure he understands what the sentence is saying. Ask your child to tell you in her own words what happened in a story. To check your child's understanding of what he is reading, occasionally pause and ask your child questions about the characters and events in the story. Ask your child why she thinks a character acted in a certain way and ask your child to support her answer with information from the story. Before getting to the end of a story, ask your child what he thinks will happen next and why.

here are several ways in which you can help: Send your children to school each day, well-rested, fed and with a positive outlook. Take an active interest in your children's schooling. Ask specific questions about what happens at school each day and how your children feel about it. Try not to let any of your own negative experiences keep you from supporting and encouraging your children's learning. Let them know how much you care about education by continuing your own learning both informally and formally, to impress its importance upon them. If possible, set up a quiet, comfortable study area with good lighting and the school supplies that your children need. This can be almost anyplace in your home; you don't need a special room. Set a family "quiet time" where you and your children can work together on homework, reading, letter writing and playing games. Allow your children to study in the way each of them learns best. For example, some children work best when they're lying on the floor with background music playing. Make homework a daily activity and help your children develop good homework habits. Can my children do homework while listening to music or watching