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Ways to Help Build Comprehension Skills While Reading
Ways to Help Build Comprehension Skills While Reading
Questions to get kids thinking deeply about fiction, including plays and poems.
1. How has the main character changed since the beginning of the story?2. What is the main character NOT saying right now? Why do you think that?3. What do you think is the main character’s biggest fear? Why?4. How does this character compare to your all-time favorite?5. How are you and the main character alike? How are you different?6. Who would you cast in the movie version of this book? Why?7. What do you wish you knew right now OR What are you wondering about?8. If you were the author, how would you start the next chapter or book?9. Can we trust the narrator of the story? Why or why not?10. What emotion do you think the author wants us to feel in this piece? Why?11. What lesson does the main character learn?12. What is the message of the text?13 What identifies this story as (genre)?14. What event led to the problem being solved?
Questions to get kids thinking deeply about Nonfiction
1. What is this selection mainly about?2. What is the purpose of this section? OR Why did the author most likely write this selection? OR How does the author organize the article? (persuade, explain, list, describe...)?3. Describe the problem found in the text? How was it solved? If it wasn’t solved, how would you solve the problem?4. Which graphic feature best supports the title of the article? Why?5. Which idea from the selection does photograph represent? Why?6. Of the information you learned, which would you like to share with someone else?7. Is this text like another book or text you’ve read before? How so?8. Is there evidence provided to support what the author says? Where?9. How has the author made this topic interesting?10. How does the author help you find information?11. What nonfiction text features do you notice? How can they teach your more about the text?
Student Friendly Reading Websites
Student Friendly Reading Websites
RAZ Kids Plus- https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login
Epic! Kids www.getepic.com/app/sign-in
MacknVIA www.macknvia.com
NewsELA www.newsela.com
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