How do I help my 10 year old daughter with her reading comprehension?

Answer 1

ask her questions about what she reads. Like read a sentence and ask her about it. Have her read a paragraph and make a quiz about it. Then try a whole story and ask her to draw you a picture about it

Answer 2

take little pauses while reading and ask questions. i know this sounds simple, but it worked for my daughter. she could read very well, she just couldn't remember what she read, what order things happened, and other simple things like that. she just needed practice, which seems crazy, how does one practice comprehension?!? i also read to her and let her ask me questions. as time went on she asked me more detailed questions that had a lot more thought in them. someone else on here suggested drawing a picture, which sounds great - my daughter loves to draw and that would have helped her tons!! if she doesn't get a question right, go back in the story and find the answer together. do it slow, don't spend an hour a day on this, 30 minutes or less. if your daughter has a hard time reading you might want to start out reading to her. or if she is reading to you, help her out when she gets stuck on a word, this is time to help her on reading comprehension, having her take the time to sound out a word might break her concentration. remember to ask questions that deal with the big details and then slowly you can start asking questions about small details. my daughter had a hard time with multi step directions and telling a story - once her comprehension got better so did these other things. my daughter has a program at her school that once kids read a book they take a test on it and receive points that then earns them extra privileges - i am sure that many, if not all schools have this. my daughter is now #1 in her class for # of books read and points earned - she has come such a long way in a year!!!! good luck to you and your daughter!

Answer 3

Our school system has computer programs that tell a story line by line (the child can only see one line at a time) that keeps their eyes from wandering. In Ohio is is called the SRA reading program. I did it in the 5th grade and can now speed read. I graduated college and went to work. I can now decipher about any word any where as long as it is English. Both of my daughters had the same challenge, they both graduated college. Reading comprehension and a dictionary will get you thru.

Answer 4

i used to tutor kids one thing we always did 1st was have eyes and ears checked. if that's okay have you had her checked for dyslexia?if none of these seem to be a problem several things might help.you may have to physically sit with her and read everything line by line. there could be certain key words or phrases that she isn't grasping. review as you read. asking ?s as she reads will help. assign her books reports. the most important thing is to be patient. i have a soon who has a bad speech problem and when was able to calm down and really work with him we began to see progress over an extended period of time.if all else fails hire a pro.

Answer 5

Perhaps you could consider looking into Hooked on Phonics or even the possibility of getting a Sylvan tutor.

Both of these programs have proven track records for improving reading, spelling, and comprehension.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Read with her. Ask her questions to process her thinking like to make predictions, or ask questions or suggest alternatives. More practice never hurts.

Answer 7

If she is in public school ask for a reading assessment.

Answer 8

I think that the better awareness children have about life in general, the better they'll comprehend everything.

Answer 9

mine made A's with this ideal, I put the words up on the TV, frig ,bed room, it'll become fun

Answer 10

every day a least one hour teach her if u know how to
if not get her a tutor