| It Is Time To Look At Teaching Reading | | | | correct. Also if they ask you about a word tell |
| Comprehension Strategies | | | | them to look it up in the dictionary first. This way |
| Most children after learning phonics can read | | | | they get into the habit of using a dictionary. |
| nearly anything but they do not always | | | | After reading a passage or chapter get you |
| understand what they are reading. There are new | | | | children to explain to you what is happening in the |
| words and sentence patterns they will run into | | | | book. This way you know if they understand |
| that they don't understand. If you have been | | | | what they are reading. The easiest teaching |
| reading to your child on a regular basis you have | | | | reading comprehension strategy to apply at home |
| been exposing them to the written word. | | | | is the blackboard. |
| So they already know a lot about grammar and | | | | I have a big blackboard in the kid's room and any |
| sentence patterns but as their reading increases | | | | words they don't understand I ask them to write |
| there will be more they don't understand. One of | | | | the word on the blackboard after looking it up in |
| the best things you can do to save yourself time | | | | the dictionary. And every now and then I ask |
| is to teach your children how to use a dictionary. | | | | them "What does this word mean?" and we go |
| This way they can look up most things. | | | | through the words. You'll be amazed at how much |
| It is also a good idea to ask them to guess what | | | | your kids forget so repeat, repeat, repeat might |
| they think the word is and see if they are | | | | help. |