Read a story or have your child read

• Have your child pick their favorite part

• Ask your child to think of alternative solutions to a problem

• Have your child predict what will happen next

• Ask your child to change the ending

• Make up a sequel

Use audio books to follow along with text

Have your child make a list of things that could never happen, things that might happen, and things that are sure to happen

Monitor your child’s reading by:

• Asking literal questions about the facts

• Asking inferential questions about what they think it means

• Asking critical questions about how they might use the information, like:

  • Why did the author choose to use this particular word?

  • How could the author have explained this better?

• Compare and contrast movies with previously read books

• Provide high interest literature, including magazines

• Provide reference materials and activities that encourage your child to use reference skills

• Read newspaper articles with your child and discuss events in the news. Discuss:

• What is the importance of the news?

• What might happen as a result of these events?

• What actions might have led to different results?

• As children become more conscious of their larger society, they might begin to think about and investigate some of the following areas:

  • Providing food for the growing population of our nation

  • Living on the moon

  • Living peacefully with other nations

  • The impact of inventions on everyday life

• After watching a movie, have your child retell the movie from beginning to end in the correct order, and using details, describe their favorite scene

• While you’re reading to your child or when your child is reading to you, encourage them to create their own movie in their mind

  • have them draw pictures of the story

• When reading together, after each paragraph ask the child ‘wh’ questions (Who? What? Where? When? Why?) to see if they are understanding