How Can I Help My Child With Reading?

As this is the primary concern of most kindergarten grade parents, We have listed some ways to help when your child is reading at home.

· Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?

· What makes you think that?

· Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or Why not?

· Does the topic/story relate to your or your family? How?

Questions to ask during the reading

· What do you think will happen next?

· What can you tell me about the story so far?

· Can you predict how the story will end?

· Why do you think the character did _________?

· What would you have done if you were the character?

· How would you have felt if you were the character?

· As I read _____________, it made me picture ___________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?

· As you read, what are you wondering about?

· Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words (tell me what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story)?

Questions to ask after reading

· Can you remember the title?

· In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?

· Were your predictions about the story correct?

· If there was a problem, did it get solved?

· What happened because of the problem?

· Why do you think the author wrote this book?

· What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?

· What was your favorite part of the story? Why?

· If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?

· Can you retell the story in order?

· If you were _________________, how would you have felt?

· What is the most interesting situation in the story?

· Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?

· Why did you like, or not like, this book?