Helping Your Student Read

1.  Read every day for at least 20 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 "________"?  Tell me.

• Who are the authors/illustrators of this book?

• Have you read any other books by this author or about this subject? 

While Reading

• Questions to assess understanding:  What do you think ______ means?

• Questions to link experiences:  Have you ever heard a wolf's cry?

• Questions to compare:  How is your family similar or different from 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 _____ 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 your child's thoughts!