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Reading to your child…
Reading to your child…
Introduce your children to different types of
books: classic fiction, chapter books, short
stories, joke books, poetry, non-fiction.
• Read them the book that was your favorite
when you were a child.
• Read slowly, with expression. Try to use
different and funny voices for characters.
• Follow the words and read the story using
the pictures.
• Talk about what is happening and what
might happen next.
• Being able to read does not mean you understand what you read.
• Your child might sound like a good reader but may not necessarily understand what the text means.
The best way to develop
understanding is to talk about text.
Comprehension
Discuss how to find information on the page. • Being able to find information that is not on the page.
• Looking for clues
• Thinking about situations and predicting what might happen.
• Putting yourself in a character’s shoes and understanding what is going on from their viewpoint.
• Talk about new words and their meanings
Closed vs. Open Questions
• Do you like this book?
• Do you like this character? • It’s a good story, isn’t it?
• Do you like reading?
• Are you good at reading? • Do you like this kind of story?
Change these questions so that the answers cannot be yes or no.
• What do you like about this book? • What do you think of this
character?
• Why do you think this is a good story?
• What’s great about reading? • Why are you a good reader? • What is it about these stories that you like so much?
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