Questions to Ask Students Before/During/After Reading
Our goal in the Title I Reading room is to help all our
students become better readers so that they will LOVE reading a good book. One of the best things you can do for your
child is to show your child that you are interested in what they are
reading. Asking a few questions before,
during, and after your child reads a book will show your child that you also
love a good book. Below are a few
questions to get you started expressing your interest in the LOVE of reading.
Before reading the
book:
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What do you think the story will be about?
·
Have you looked at the pictures? What do they
tell you the story will be about?
·
What do you already know about …..?
While reading the
book:
·
Where and when does the story take place?
·
Who are the main characters?
·
When did the story get really interesting? What
caused it to be so interesting at that point?
·
What is the goal of each of the main characters?
What do they want?
·
What attempts or actions did the characters take
to read their goal?
·
What do you think will happen next?
After reading the
book:
·
How did the story end?
·
Why did ……?
·
If you could rewrite the story, how would you
have it end differently?
Florida Site
As I have been looking for ideas to use with small groups, I came across this wonderful and FREE website from Florida. Wonderful ideas for all areas of reading, from fluency to comprehension. Check it out!!
Education.Com
This website, http://www.education.com/activity/ is loaded with wonderful lesson plans and activities to help students who need a little extra help. Find ideas for all grade levels on comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, rhyming, etc.
Lyric Notebooks - Connecting Reading and Music
Children of all ages LOVE to sing. I guess that's why Karoke has become so popular across our country. So why not use the love of singing to help students learn to sing. If you don't have a karoke machine, don't worry. There are several of places on the internet to find songs for your child, most are free. The only catch is that the child needs to read the lyrics, NOT just memorize the words to the song. One idea I read about includes have a "Lyrics Notebook" that is made by putting music into a three-ring binder. Let your child turn on the music and sing, I mean "read" along. The only rule is that the child has to read along with the music. Lyric notebooks would be great on a road trip. The following sites are places where you will find lyrics to some of your favorite songs.
Children's Music Archive - Lyrics, sing-along suggestions, and activities
The Bus Songs - Lyrics, videos, and music for kid's songs and nursery rhymes
Teacher Created Resources - Recordings of hundreds of children's songs along with printable lyrics.
National Institute of Environmental Health's Kids - Lyrics for dozen of children's songs, patriotic songs, holiday songs, and songs from movies
KiDiddles - Lyrics to popular children's songs organized by subject and alphabetically
Songs for Teaching - Songs to support math, science, social studies, art, etc.
Children's Music Archive - Lyrics, sing-along suggestions, and activities
The Bus Songs - Lyrics, videos, and music for kid's songs and nursery rhymes
Teacher Created Resources - Recordings of hundreds of children's songs along with printable lyrics.
National Institute of Environmental Health's Kids - Lyrics for dozen of children's songs, patriotic songs, holiday songs, and songs from movies
KiDiddles - Lyrics to popular children's songs organized by subject and alphabetically
Songs for Teaching - Songs to support math, science, social studies, art, etc.
Easy Flipbook to Help Your Child Sound Out Words
As I was spending time on pinterest, my newest hobby, I came across this really neat idea. It grabbed my attention because:
1. I'm going to be the Title I Reading/Math teacher next year.
2. I have a granddaughter who is learning her letters and sounds (she's three).
3. This is quick, easy, and cheap and I can make it quickly.
So I ran to Walmart and picked up these Wirebound index card book for $1.24 each. I cut the book (made up of 50 index) cards into three sections and wrote the letters of the alphabet (a-z) on the first third of each card. I also added some blends like sh, bl, tr, etc... On the second section I wrote the vowels, and on the third section the letters of the alphabet (a-z) and some ending blends (ch, sh, th, etc).
The purpose of this activity is to help your child phonetically decode words. Remember that some of the words are nonsense words, but the point is to practice decoding. What a wonderful tool to take with you in the car or while you are sitting at ballgames.
If you are interested in more information, the original post can be found HERE!
1. I'm going to be the Title I Reading/Math teacher next year.
2. I have a granddaughter who is learning her letters and sounds (she's three).
3. This is quick, easy, and cheap and I can make it quickly.
So I ran to Walmart and picked up these Wirebound index card book for $1.24 each. I cut the book (made up of 50 index) cards into three sections and wrote the letters of the alphabet (a-z) on the first third of each card. I also added some blends like sh, bl, tr, etc... On the second section I wrote the vowels, and on the third section the letters of the alphabet (a-z) and some ending blends (ch, sh, th, etc).
The purpose of this activity is to help your child phonetically decode words. Remember that some of the words are nonsense words, but the point is to practice decoding. What a wonderful tool to take with you in the car or while you are sitting at ballgames.
If you are interested in more information, the original post can be found HERE!
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