EB's Rockin' Readers Read, Read, Read at Home!

Reading each night is the single most important task you can do to support and encourage ongoing learning at home.  We suggest 20-30 minutes of reading and another 5 minutes of discussion if possible. 

Here are some guiding questions for students to be thinking about during reading and for family members to ask after reading to encourage comprehension.  These are all based on the reading focus for the past month in our classrooms.

What is the point of view of the book?  Who is telling the story and how do you know?

Do you agree with their point of view?  Why or why not?

Point out 5 precise or vivid verbs.  What are they?  What do you think they mean? (Use the context to figure the meaning out)

Can you tell me a summary of either the book or the chapter(s) that you read tonight?  What happened at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end?

What do you think will happen next and why?

If you could write the next chapter or a sequel to the book, what would you write?

How do the illustrations clarify or enhance the words in the book?

Who were the main characters?  How did their actions change or influence the sequence of events in the story or chapter?

As you can see, we have been working on comprehending Fiction and Realistic Fiction . If you are reading Informational text some things to think about are:

What did I learn while reading? Name 3 things and show where in the book you found that information.  Why did the author write this book?