HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH READING COMPREHENSION AT HOME

When we read, we need to be able to understand what we read.

How do we get our children to read to understand?

Today I will be sharing five tips to help you do just that

Why is good reading Comprehension important?

Is important because they set a foundation in all subjects. 

When children have good comprehension, they can think critically, they can analyse, can problem-solve, and they can form opinions.

READING FOR UNDERSTANDING

How can we help our children?

We want to help them not just to read the word on the page, but to understand it. 

1. ENCOURAGE ACTIVE READING: when your child is reading, ask them to summarise what they have just read
2. ASK QUESTIONS: during reading you can ask some questions about what they’ve just read
3. VISUALISE: ask him to visualise the story. What can they see?
4. MAKE CONNECTIONS: 
5. CHOOSE THE RIGHT BOOK: let them choose the book that interests them if your child likes gymnastics maybe you can give them to choose books on gymnastics. 
6. CHOOSE THE RIGHT READING LEVEL BOOKS: Also make sure the book is their reading level. Don’t make it too easy or too challenging (Ask their teacher if you’re not sure about the reading level)
7. READ ALOUD WITH EXPRESSION: this will help your children to understand the words on the pages as meaning too.
8. CREATE A READING FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT: Create a comfortable space for them to read at home.
9. MODELLING: Are you showing your kids that you read? Let them see you read. 

Spending 10 minutes a day with your child is going to help them with their reading compression

We are helping them with reading for understanding. I need to be so worth it in the end.