how can you develop your childs READING AND COMPREHENSSION?

Answer 1

Read to them. Read WITH them, taking turns. Let them see YOU reading on your own as well.

Take your child to the library. Participate in library reading programs and story times, etc.

Give treasured books as gifts.

When you read together or your child is reading to you, there are many things you can do to help foster better reading comprehension. Ask the child to look at the cover of the book and talk about the title. Predict what will happen in the story. At the end, talk about how the story was different or the same as what was predicted.

Stop while reading and ask questions about the story and about the pictures. What do you think will happen next? Why do you think the character did that? How do you think they could solve the problem? Etc.

Take turns reading out loud. You read a page/paragraph and then have your child do the same. When you read outloud, vary your voice and make it interesting to listen to the story. Being read to by someone who is able to bring the story to life will teach the child to be a better oral reader as well.

Work on "chunking" words. Break words the child is unsure of down into chunks that he *does* know. ("Strawberry" becomes "straw" and "berry" for example.)

With younger children, work on sight words that appear frequently in their reading. (See link.)

Talk with your child's teacher to identify any weak spots and ask for ideas how to help.

Answer 2

Take the time and read to your child aloud as often as you can....gradually have them start reading aloud to you. When the story is done, ask questions about what happened in the story....pretty simple, but I think a teacher would tell you pretty much the same thing.....my son is in 1st grade, and they have comprehension work sheets about the chapter they've just read. Make sure what your child is reading is something they enjoy! Good luck!

Answer 3

The very best way is to have your child read. If your child is very young read to them. The more your child is read to or reads on his own the better he will be able to read and the more words he will understand.

Answer 4

Spend time every day reading a story to your child. Talk about the colors, words, characters, lesson, everything! Talk talk talk, and encourage your child to "read" back to you. My mother is a supplemental reading teacher in an elementary school, and she frequently gives children new books to thumb through; she simply asks them to tell her what's happening in the story so they feel like they're "reading" based on wat they see in the pictures. Just keep on reading with him or her every night. Eventually it will happen, but you need to be disciplined enough to help your child enjoy reading, ok?

Answer 5

Hi D, You want to start with them very young. Read stories to them everynight and on weekends.When they start school they seen to do better that the ones who didn't have any stories read to them.They learn to read alot faster to.Play games with them when they are small. What i mean is sing the abcs' to them,and them show them what each letter looks like, and what name would go with each letter. Have their minds thinging away and they will do great in school. A Friend.

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Answer 6

Read to them every day. Encourage them to read by buying books and magazines that interest them. Take them to the library. Let them see YOU reading and let them know that you value reading. Look for words all around you and point them out---street signs, names on buildings, cereal boxes, etc.

If reading and words are seen as important and/or fun, kids will want to be good readers.

Talk to them about what they have read. Ask them questions that can't be answered with a yes or no answer.

Don't force them to grind through a series of questions like a comprehension test at school. After you are finished reading say things like "Boy, I thought that bear was silly. What did you think? What was your favorite part of the book?"

Ask them questions to make them think about things a little differently. The Grinch carves the roast beast at the end of the book, ask "What else did they eat? What do you think his favorite food is? What's your favorite food? What do you think a bear's favorite food is? A pig's?"

Don't grill them, make talking about books and reading fun, and they will become good readers.

BTW Answer their questions when you are reading to them, don't scold them for interrupting.

This is my approach and it seems to be working just fine.

My kids love books so much they get in trouble for reading when they shouldn't. Even the youngest who can't truly "read" on his own yet, got in trouble at age 2 for turning the closet light on and looking at books in his crib when he was supposed to be asleep.

Answer 7

Start reading to them when they are infants. I know lots of kindergarten teachers and they all say that they can tell which kids are read to and which ones aren't.

Answer 8

Read a simple story... make a test , have them take it. Gradually move up w/ leval of books and tests. When you reach chapter books do a chapter test and a book end test.

Answer 9

By reading to them them asking them to tell you what the story was about. ( Something you should be doing everynight anyway)

Answer 10

chiropractor. make sure the messages being sent from his brain can get down the spinal cord. this is the cause of childrens innattention and inability to learn.