Reading

Comprehension

Helping your child

understand the text

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According to the National Institute for

Literacy, when children

become good readers in

the early grades, they

become better learners

throughout their school

years.

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Learning to read is hard

work. It takes PRACTICE! Becoming a

good reader takes more

practice than students

can get during the school day. Additional

practice is essential in

order for children to be

successful readers.

Pare

nts

lay

the

foundati

on &

giv

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child

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!

Parents…..YOU are your child’s first

and most important teacher! Here are some

ideas for you……..

Set

a p

urp

ose

for

readin

g…

…

Before reading, talk to your

child about the purpose for

the book. For example, in

a book about ocean animals, talk about how

fish are different from

mammals & why they have

to live in the water. Talk

about your trip to the pet

store and the fish you saw

there. Look through the

book for vocabulary that

may be new for your child.

Read m

ore

….

watc

h le

ss T

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Your child’s listening

vocabulary is much larger than his/her reading vocabulary.

When you read books

that interest a child,

reading and writing vocabulary increase.

Read &

thin

k alo

ud Good readers make

visual images in their

minds. Think aloud about the pictures you

see or questions that

arise. Here’s a good

example:

Talk

about

it…

..

The title of this book is Bobby: The

Bravest Boxer. There is a picture

of a dog on the cover so that tells

me Bobby is a boxer dog instead

of a man that boxes. I wonder

what the dog did that proved his

bravery. I need to read ahead and

find out. Oh, on the next page it

says, “Bobby got very nervous

when the children were playing

outside all alone, especially if they

are near the street.” That tells me

that Bobby may do something to

protect one of the children in the

family. But how? I have to read on

to find out more

Let

your

child

te

ach

you! As you read, take turns

coming up with predictions, asking questions, and summarizing. You be

the student and let your

child be the teacher!

Keep it

in

tere

stin

g!

Provide reading material

that is interesting & relevant. Give your child choices. Stories,

poems, recipe books,

sports books, scary books, fairytales, science fiction stories,

etc. What does your child

like to read about and

know?

Five

Fin

ger

Rule

…

Com

pre

hensi

on

Tools

……

…

Som

ebody

Wante

d B

ut

So…

….

Here’s an easy comprehension

retell strategy: Somebody Wanted But So..

Cinderella wanted to go to the

ball, but she had nothing to

wear, so her fairy godmother

made her a beautiful dress.

Somebody = CinderellaWanted = to go to the ball

But = she had nothing to wear

So = her fairy godmother

made her a beautiful dress

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QAR: Question Answer

RelationshipQAR was developed as a

tool to help children clarify

text and answer questions.

It helps them realize the

need to consider both

information in the text and

information from their own

background.

QA

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-QA

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R *Right there questions*Think & Search questions*On my own questions

*Author & me questions

Rig

ht

There

Q

uest

ions

Right There Questions: Literal questions whose answers can be found in

the text. Often the words

used in the question are

the same words found in

the text. For example-Read: Ben planted seeds.

Ask: What did Ben plant?

Thin

k &

Searc

h

Think and Search Questions: Answers are

gathered from several

parts of the text and put

together to make meaning. Example-

Read: Ava rode her bike to

the park. She played with

her friends and went home

to have lunch. Ask: How did Ava get

home?

Auth

or

& Y

ou

Author and You: These

questions are based on

information provided in the

text but the student is

required to relate it to their

own experience. Although

the answer does not lie

directly in the text, the

student must have read it in

order to answer the question.

Ask: Would you have made

the same choice the

character made?

On M

y O

wn

On My Own: These

questions do not require

the student to have read

the passage but he/she

must use their background or prior knowledge to answer

the question.Ask: Do you what it’s

like to feel envious?

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Reso

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Refe

rence

s…… http

://www.teachervision.fen.com/skill-builder/reading

-comprehension/48699.

htmlhttp://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/questio

n_answer_relationship

/

http://www.k12reader.com/reading-comprehensio

n-tip-for-parents-–-strategies-you-can-use-at-hom

e/

Thank

you!

Thank you for coming

tonight. We hope you

learned more about helping your child read.

Reading is fun…..enjoy

it!