Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidenceit will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.

　　are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability(能力)to use the English language correctly. As parents， you can play an important role in improving your childrens literacy(讀寫能力). You can make a difference by listening， asking questions， giving information， and reading with your children outside school hours.

　　Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:

　　having everyday conversations with your children

　　trying to ask more wh- questions instead of easy yes or no questions

　　encouraging your children to talk about events you dont know

　　reading to your children each night

　　listening to your children read

　　teaching your children how to use dictionaries

　　talking about your childrens writings

　　practicing filling in forms， writing letters， sending cards or emails

　　You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club， children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1，000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. Whats more， it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example， you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.

　　1. This passage is mainly written for __________.

　　A. children 　　B. teachers 　　C. parents 　　D. doctors

　　2. __________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2.

　　A. Listening and speaking skills 　　B. Reading and writing skills

　　C. Listening and writing skills 　　D. Reading and listening skills

　　3. __________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above.

　　A. Listening to the radio every day 　　 B. Listening to your children read

　　C. Reading to your children each night　　 D. Talking about your childrens writings

　　4. In the Reading Challenge Club， children have to read __________ in one year.

　　A. 5 books　　 B. 10 books　　 C. 15 books 　　D. 20 books

　　5. Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to__________.

　　A. draw pictures or take photos　　 B. listen to pop music

　　C. write diaries or book reviews　　 D. play computer games

　　參考答案：

　　1. C 根據文中多次提到的your children可知，這篇文章主要是寫給父母們看到。

　　2. B 短文第一句話得出答案。

　　3. A 對照文中的八條提示，可找出答案。

　　4. D 根據這句話In the club， children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves.得出答案。

　　5. C 根據這句話For example， you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews.得出答案。

　　Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidenceit will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.

　　are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability(能力)to use the English language correctly. As parents， you can play an important role in improving your childrens literacy(讀寫能力). You can make a difference by listening， asking questions， giving information， and reading with your children outside school hours.

　　Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:

　　having everyday conversations with your children

　　trying to ask more wh- questions instead of easy yes or no questions

　　encouraging your children to talk about events you dont know

　　reading to your children each night

　　listening to your children read

　　teaching your children how to use dictionaries

　　talking about your childrens writings

　　practicing filling in forms， writing letters， sending cards or emails

　　You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club， children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1，000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. Whats more， it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example， you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.

　　1. This passage is mainly written for __________.

　　A. children 　　B. teachers 　　C. parents 　　D. doctors

　　2. __________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2.

　　A. Listening and speaking skills 　　B. Reading and writing skills

　　C. Listening and writing skills 　　D. Reading and listening skills

　　3. __________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above.

　　A. Listening to the radio every day 　　 B. Listening to your children read

　　C. Reading to your children each night　　 D. Talking about your childrens writings

　　4. In the Reading Challenge Club， children have to read __________ in one year.

　　A. 5 books　　 B. 10 books　　 C. 15 books 　　D. 20 books

　　5. Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to__________.

　　A. draw pictures or take photos　　 B. listen to pop music

　　C. write diaries or book reviews　　 D. play computer games

　　參考答案：

　　1. C 根據文中多次提到的your children可知，這篇文章主要是寫給父母們看到。

　　2. B 短文第一句話得出答案。

　　3. A 對照文中的八條提示，可找出答案。

　　4. D 根據這句話In the club， children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves.得出答案。

　　5. C 根據這句話For example， you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews.得出答案。