Reading

Grades K – 3

Read with your child daily. Books, magazines, newspapers, or websites create interesting reading experiences.
When reading aloud with your child, encourage your child to listen for understanding. Ask a few questions to have your child demonstrate comprehension:

Fiction

What are you picturing in your mind? What are you wondering about?
What has happened so far in the story (the events & the problem)? What have you learned about the characters so far?
What does the book remind you of (a personal experience, another book/story, a movie, something happening in the world)? This is called making connections- text to self, text to text and text to world.
How does the story make you feel?
If you had the opportunity to meet the author, what questions would you ask?

Non-fiction

What do you already know about the subject matter? (Before reading)
What is something new you learned from reading this book/reading section of the book?
What are some interesting facts from the book/reading selection that you would want to share with your friends?
What pictures or illustrations did you find interesting? Why?
What questions do you have from reading the selection/book?

Grades 4 – 7

Talk to your child about what you like to read. Share why you enjoy those forms of reading (information, connection, entertainment etc.).
Ask your child about their favourite reading (fiction, non-fiction, comics, websites etc.).
Play Who, What, Where, When, Why, How.
- Carefully look at the pictures/writing on the cover/back cover of the book.
- Ask your child a couple of questions using who, what, where, when, why or how.
- Before reading, help your child to ask questions about the book that begin with who, what, where, when, why or how.
Check your child’s reading comprehension by asking some questions like the ones listed above for K – 3 readers.

Grades K – 7