Guided Reading

Guided Reading: How to help at home

Model reading stories.
Visit the library and encourage your child to choose a book.
Read together in a comfortable, relaxed environment encouraging use of strategies.
Give your child time to work out a tricky word / question themselves
Ask comprehension questions as your child reads.
Reading should be a positive experience and not a chore!


Examples of question prompts when reading with your child:

What does … mean?
What happened at … ?
Which word or phrase told you that … ?
Describe …
Where did … go ?
Which paragraph tells you … ?
How did … ?
Why did … ?
What is the purpose of … ?
Why did the author choose to … ?
Why does the author use … ?
How did you know … ?
How do you feel about … happening?
Which character did you like best? Why?
What do you think might happen next?
What could be an alternative ending?
How should that word be read?
Why did the author use the verbs … ?
What technique is the author using?
Give two pieces of evidence that …
Where else have you seen this?

 

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