The teacher knows what strengths and weaknesses your child has and will be able to suggest some books that he or she might enjoy reading. Even if you do not have a child in school, volunteer for a few hours a month to listen to a child read. The Traverse City Area Public School system needs volunteers for their Remarkable Readers program, which targets first through third graders who need assistance reading. Copies of this publication can be obtained from the NIE Coordinator at the Record-Eagle. Newspaper Activities to do at Home For new activities, please check the monthly NIE newsletter on this site.
Children piece together a puzzle made of a comic strip, then read the comics with a parent.
Place them together on one page. The page may be as large or as small as you would like. Glue the comic page on the tag board. Trace the puzzle pieces on the back of the tag board. Cut the pieces out.