Literacy Leaders and Learners
Comprehension
What is Reading Comprehension?
Parent Activities
Talk about books and reading
Ask your child about their independent reading. You can ask questions like, "Where are you in the book? What do you think about what happened next?"
In the Kitchen
You can also talk about the steps before the kitchen by sequencing errands -Talk about errands that you will run today. Use sequencing words (first, next, last, finally, beginning, middle, end) when describing your trip. For example, you might say, "We are going to make three stops. First, we will go to the gas station. Next, we will go to the park. Finally, we will go to the grocery store."
Interact with Characters
Draw a picture of your favorite book or favorite character. You can have your child draw pictures based on the story and sequence them.
You can also help your child make connections to his/her life experiences while reading. You could say, βIs there anything you read in the story that reminds you of something? The boy who went to the zoo with his family reminds me of when we went to the zoo over the summer. What do you think?β
Read Every Day
Make reading part of every day, even for just a few
minutes. Find the parts of your day where you can add
time to read, and places where you can keep books, so they
are always there and easily accessible.