Pineville Elementary
Families

Reading together is a powerful way to make a difference in a child’s life. It helps children learn about language and the world, and build literacy skills that will help them be successful in school. It’s a small way to make a big impact.

Tips

Make it a habit

Find time each day to read with your child. Establish a routine that works for your family. Whether it's at bedtime or before school, every page counts!

Let your child’s interests guide the book selection

Is your child interested in a certain topic? Allowing your child’s interests to guide your book choice along with reading multiple books on the same topic, can help build your child’s knowledge.

Extend the conversation

Asking your child open-ended questions often leads to more questions. Keep the conversation going to build your child’s knowledge and vocabulary. Strive for five back-and-forth exchanges, building on your child’s responses and asking follow-up questions.

Let’s read it again!

Does your child have a favorite book? Reading a book multiple times allows your child to gain a deeper understanding of the text and grow their vocabulary.

Read in your home language

Reading in your first language with your child provides many benefits. Your child will make connections with concepts and words across both languages, strengthening their literacy skills and knowledge.

Shared Reading with Older Children

Whether your child is a baby, in Kindergarten or 5th grade, or anything in between, reading with your child provides many benefits. Even as your child learns to read on their own, reading with your child allows for the opportunity to pause, ask questions, make connections, and have a conversation about the book.

For more tips and tricks visit ReadTogetherCLT.org

Read Together with the ABCs of Active Reading

This is one of the most powerful ways you can support your child’s literacy development. Watch this short video to learn more.

The questions you ask your child during a (fiction) story may differ from the questions you ask while you read an informational (nonfiction) book.

Ask Questions

Improve comprehension by asking questions before, during, and after reading:

Story (Fiction) questions:

What was the problem in the story?
What do you think will happen next?
What do you think about…?
How would you have solved the problem?

Informational (nonfiction) questions:

What do you think this book will be about? How do you know?
Have you ever seen… before?
What are you wondering?
What did you learn?

Build Vocabulary

Introduce new words to expand language and understanding. Stop during your reading when you come across a word that may be new to your child. Provide your child with a kid-friendly definition when introducing a new word.

Story (Fiction) questions/ Informational (nonfiction) questions

What does this word remind you of?
Have you heard this word before?
What does this word mean?
Can you use this word in a new sentence?
What new words did you learn?

Connect to their world

Encourage connections between the story and your child’s experiences.

Story (Fiction) questions:

Why do they…? How do you know?
How does …. feel now? How do you know?
How would you feel if that happened to you?
Would you have done anything differently?

Informational (nonfiction) questions:

What do you think about…?
What could you tell a friend about ….?
Does this remind you of anything else you’ve learned about?
Would you want to experience…? Why or why not?

Connect with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Library Programs, Resources, and Services for Elementary Students

Your Closest Library Branch:

Pineville Library
505 Main Street, Suite 100
Pineville, NC 28134

Visit https://cmlibrary.org/branches for a full list of all Charlotte Mecklenburg Library locations.

All students in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools automatically have a Library card!

We call it ONE Access, standing for One Number Equals Access, as your child’s student ID number is their library card number. Visit the library and type in your student ID number to check out physical books or use your child’s ID number to access books and databases online.

Save the Date! Visit Pineville Library October 8th

Visit the Pineville Library on October 8th at 6:00 p.m. with your child for a fun Read Together Workshop! Learn about the importance of reading together with your child, even after your child can already read on their own! Children will learn to think about their own reading interests, and parents will learn ways to motivate and engage elementary readers. You will not want to miss this fun event! This program will also be provided in Spanish.

Pineville Library Ongoing Programs

The Student Success Center is a pop-up learning space for elementary students (K-5th grade) needing a supportive learning environment from a trained volunteer for homework help and skills practice. Students may visit to get help with a homework assignment, practice a skill, or get connected to Tutor.com, a professional tutoring service provided free of charge with a Library card.

The Student Success Center at Pineville Library is open every Wednesday from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Drop in for student support, no registration is necessary!

The Reading Buddies program at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is a free program that brings children and staff or volunteers (adults or teens) together to read in a thirty-minute appointment time weekly. Children (grades K-5) select their own books to read, and trained volunteers provide support and encouragement to help your child experience and develop a love of reading!

Pineville Library offers Reading Buddies on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Drop in to read with a volunteer, no registration is necessary!

Preteens (ages 9-12) will enjoy participating in the Night Story Society Book Club! This book club invites readers to select their own book according to each month’s genre, and then share what you thought of the book with the club at the monthly meeting. This book club takes place the last Thursday of every month, 5:30-6:00 p.m. Register by visiting:

Many other programs happen every week at Pineville Library! Children can participate in Rookie Science to explore the world of science through books and experiments, participate in an Art Club, and more to supplement and enhance your child’s learning.

Visit the online calendar at https://cmlibrary.org/calendar and filter on the left-hand side by “Pineville Library” to view all available programs.

Pineville Elementary Families