An excellent way to support your child’s education is to read with him/her.  It gives you an opportunity for personal time together and demonstrates that you value reading not only for academic purposes but also for recreation.

Parents can help re-enforce reading strategies and get crucial information on not only how well your child says the words but also understands what they are reading.  The strategies listed below are taught in the classroom and we ask your help in using them when you read with your child.  Thank you.

Predict :

• Based on the title, I think this is going to be about…..
• I think the next part will be about…..
• Based on…clue), I predict…..

Visualize :

• In my Mind I can see…..
• When I read this, I can see…..
• I picture…..

Connect :

• This reminds me of…..
• If I were…..
• It seems like…..
• I wonder why…..
• I really like (don’t like)…..
• I can’t believe…..
• I’m not sure…..
• I know how… (a character) feels because…..
• I was surprised…..

Question :

• Who is it…..?
• When is it…..?
• Why is this…..important?
• Hare are…..and…..alike (different)?
• What caused…..to…..?
• What did…..say…..?
• What did…..do…..?
• What does the author mean when she/he says…..?
• A question I have is…..?

Clarify :

• This seems to be about…..
• The main character (or any character) seems…..
• The author believes…..
• The most important idea is…..
• I think this word means….. (then check the dictionary)
• At first I thought….., but now I think…..

Evaluate :

• This is like…..because…..
• This is different…..because…..
• I agree/disagree with the writer because…..
• I like (don’t like)…..because…..
• This is a great word here because…..
• The character…..seems…..
• If the setting were….., the story would be different because…..
• If I were the author, I would…..
• I think the author wrote this because…..