Friday, February 18, 2011

Reading Strategies

Reading Strategies
Try something
Look at the pictures
Make the first sound
Go back and read it again (hmmm)
Chunk it- look for parts you know
Does that make sense?
Does that look right?
Does that sound right?


Encourage your child to
Read with expression
Watch phrasing- punctuation
Read fluently
Enjoy reading


Comprehension Ideas
Name characters/ setting
Retell story in own words
Sequence events in the story
Identify the main idea
Make connections to own life