I have copied to pages from a help blog called ImagineSoup about two important topics about reading. 

1. How to help your child find a Just Right Book

http://imaginationsoup.net/2009/10/picking-a-book-at-just-right-reading-level/

and 

2. Word Attack Skills other than "Sound it Out"
http://imaginationsoup.net/2013/10/learning-to-read-word-attack-strategies-beyond-sound-it-out/

I hope these help. I also will be discussing both of these important topics at Back to School Night.

Thanks for your support.

Miss Mayes