- McAuliffe Elementary
- Reading Tips
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Reading Tips
Helping Your Student Read
- Read every day for at least 15 minutes
- Read a variety of subjects. Poetry, biographies, mysteries, how to books, etc.
- Ask questions.
- 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
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Contact
Library Hours
8:30-12:30
Monday-Friday
Phone: (951)358-1625
Internal Code:
Aven Callahan
Library Assistant
aven.callahan@alvordschools.org
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