Reading Tips

Helping Your Student Read

1. Read every day for at least 15 minutes
2. Read a variety of subjects.  Poetry, biographies, mysteries, how to books, etc. 
3. Ask questions.  
4. Take turns.  Have everyone get involved.  Parents, students grandparents, siblings, and babysitters.  

Questions: A Parents' Guide To Reading

 Before Reading:

• Look at the cover; what do you think this book will be about?
• Do you know anything about "rockets"? Tell me. 
• Who are the authors/illustrators of this book?
• Have you read any other books by this author or about this subject:
• What does the back at the inside jacket tell us about this book? 

While Reading:

• Questions to assess understanding: What do you think damp means?
• Questions to link experiences: Have you ever head a wolf's cry?
• Questions to compare: How is your family similar or different than the boy in this story?
• Questions to relate or express opinion: Did you like this character/setting? Why/Why not?
• Questions to predict: What do you think will happen?
• Questions to guide observation: From the picture can you tell where the rabbit is going?

After Reading:

• What was the story about?
• What was your favorite or least favorite part?
• What would you change?

Take the opportunity to discuss the child's thoughts