Reading research shows that the best way to become a better reader is by reading and that is why your child is asked to read EVERY NIGHT. Students should be reading for at least 20 mintues each night. It would greatly help your child's comprehension to talk with him/her about what he/she is reading.
Good readers constantly monitor their comprehension. They check to make sure they are understanding what they are reading and if they do not, they have strategies to apply to ensure comprehension. Young readers often do not realize that they need to regularly “check in” with themselves while they are reading. Before reading, parents should help children activate background knowledge about the story’s content, remind them what strategies they can use if they come to a word they don’t know, and encourage them to share their thinking and reactions while reading.
While the child is reading, we can help his/her reading comprehension by checking for understanding every few pages by asking the child to share who they are reading about and what is happening. Comprehension can also be enhanced through questioning and encouraging him/her to use text structure and other strategies to understand the text. If the child is confused about what was read, encourage him/her to back up and reread. Over time children will internalize these monitoring strategies and will be able to practice them independently.
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Good readers constantly monitor their comprehension. They check to make sure they are understanding what they are reading and if they do not, they have strategies to apply to ensure comprehension. Young readers often do not realize that they need to regularly “check in” with themselves while they are reading. Before reading, parents should help children activate background knowledge about the story’s content, remind them what strategies they can use if they come to a word they don’t know, and encourage them to share their thinking and reactions while reading.
While the child is reading, we can help his/her reading comprehension by checking for understanding every few pages by asking the child to share who they are reading about and what is happening. Comprehension can also be enhanced through questioning and encouraging him/her to use text structure and other strategies to understand the text. If the child is confused about what was read, encourage him/her to back up and reread. Over time children will internalize these monitoring strategies and will be able to practice them independently.
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