📚 Developing Reading Comprehension Skills in KS1📚

Parents, are you looking for ways to enhance your child's reading ability and comprehension skills?

Here are some helpful tips to support your child's reading journey: Encouraging critical thinking and meaningful discussions with these thought-provoking tips.💡

Explore characters, themes, and messages hidden within the pages of books! Asking

questions deepens children's understanding of a text and encourages them to evaluate it in more detail and gain a love of reading. 📚

1️⃣ Introduce inference: Inference is the ability to draw conclusions or make educated guesses based on the information given. Encourage your child to go beyond the literal meaning of the text and think critically about the characters' feelings, motivations, or events that might happen next. Discussing these ideas together can strengthen their inference skills.

2️⃣ Ask open-ended questions: Instead of simply asking your child factual questions, encourage them to think deeper by asking open-ended questions. For example, instead of asking "What color was the character's hat?" you could ask, "Why do you think the character chose to wear that particular hat?"

3️⃣ Visualise the story: Help your child create mental images of the story as they read. Visualising the characters, settings, and events can enhance their comprehension and make the text more engaging. Encourage them to describe what they see in their mind's eye.

4️⃣ Make connections: Encourage your child to relate the story to their own experiences or other books they've read. Making connections helps them understand the text better and deepens their comprehension.

5️⃣ Predict and confirm: Encourage your child to make predictions about the story's outcome or what might happen next. After reading, discuss if their predictions were accurate or how the actual events differed. This helps them develop anticipation and critical thinking skills.

6️⃣ Read aloud and discuss: Reading aloud together allows you to model reading strategies and engage in meaningful discussions about the text. Encourage your child to ask questions, share their thoughts, and explore different interpretations.

Remember, developing reading comprehension skills takes time and practice. Be patient and supportive, creating a positive and encouraging learning environment for your child. If you have any questions or need further guidance, feel free to reach out to us at Wordwise Tutoring. We're here to help! 🌟

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The guided reading questions to use with your children are created by Twinkl. Twinkl have a wealth of free resources that parents can access and use to support their children at home. 😊