PRACTICING COMPREHENSION AT HOME
Predict what the book will be about (before)
Check predictions after reading part of the book (during)
Discuss any vocabulary or information that the child may have questions about (during)
Discuss who the characters were in the story (after)
Discuss the setting of the story: where and when (during/after)
Discuss what the problem was in the story (during/after)
Discuss the solution/how the problem was solved (after)
Ask your child to retell the story in the order (after)
Discuss your child’s favorite part of the book (after)
Ask your child to share any new information that he/she learned from the book (after)
Check predictions after reading part of the book (during)
Discuss any vocabulary or information that the child may have questions about (during)
Discuss who the characters were in the story (after)
Discuss the setting of the story: where and when (during/after)
Discuss what the problem was in the story (during/after)
Discuss the solution/how the problem was solved (after)
Ask your child to retell the story in the order (after)
Discuss your child’s favorite part of the book (after)
Ask your child to share any new information that he/she learned from the book (after)