Comprehension questions to ask while reading:

BEFORE your child reads a book, ask:

• Why did you select this book?

• What makes you think this book is going to be interesting?

• What do you think the book is going to be about?

• Does this book remind you of anything else you’ve already read or seen?

• What kind of characters do you think will be in the book?

• What do you think is going to happen?

WHILE your child is reading a book, try asking:

• Will you catch me up on the story? What’s happened so far?

• What do you think will happen next?

• If you were that character, what would you have done differently in that situation?

• If the book was a TV show, which actors would you cast in it?

• Where is the book set?

• If the main character in that story lived next door, would you be friends?

• What does the place look like in your head as you read? Would you want to visit there?

• Did you learn any new words or facts so far?

AFTER your child has finished a book, ask questions like:

• What was your favorite part of the book? Why?

• Who was your favorite character? Why?

• What was the most interesting thing you learned from the book?

• Why do you think the author wrote this book? What is the theme/ lesson of the book?

• Would you have ended the book differently? Did it end the way you thought it would?

• Did the problem of the book’s plot get solved?

• If you could change one thing in the book, what would it be?