How to Help Your Reader

Before reading:

What do you think this book is going to be about?

Do you know anything about _____?

During reading:

This reminds me of the time…

I remember a time when….

This makes me think of…

I wonder….

After reading:

Who were the characters?

Where did it take place?

What was the problem?

How was the problem solved?

*If your child gets stuck, here are some things you might say to help them use a strategy:

· Look at the pictures.

· Point to the words.

· Skip the word and go back (re-read).

· Look at the letters.

· Get your mouth ready.

· Find smaller words within bigger words.

· See if it looks like a word you have seen before.

· Think about what would make sense in the sentence.