STUDENT STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR IMPROVING READING AND WRITING SKILLS Continued
Be responsible for taking daily work home.
Get a pen pal and write letters to each other.
Focus on daily learning.
Write stories at home and read them to an adult.
Read a variety of fiction and non-fiction material.
Play Hangman.
Tutor a friend or younger student.
Limit TV and video games.
Write a review following attendance at a play, musical, or special event.
Read books at a higher level.
Keep a vocabulary log or create a project of new words, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, suffixes, prefixes, and or multiple- meaning words.
Prepare a report using reference skills.
Visit the public library often.
Read at least five books this summer!