This will be coming home in your child’s folder today. Please use these question prompts to help guide you at home when discussing books with your student! Reaching our grade level reading goal does not just mean your child can read the words in the book, but they should also be able to comprehend what they are reading! You may also use these questions as a writing prompt! Remember- you should be working WITH your child while reading at home. These tasks may be too difficult to complete independently, but with your support they can be so much more successful!
Help your child become a better READER
| NONFICTION/INFORMATIONAL (Real) |
| What is the main idea of the text?Can you tell me something you already know about this topic?What did you learn from reading the text?Are there any words that you do not know what they mean? What are some new words that you learned?Do you have any questions after reading this? Were there any features (diagrams, charts, pictures) that were important?Where could you find out more information about this topic?What questions would you ask the author about this topic?What would be a good title for this text?Can you think of another book that you have read about this topic? How was it similar? How was it different?Did you like the text? Why or why not? |
Help your child become a better READER
| FICTION/NARRATIVE (Fake) |
| Who was the main character?The setting is the time and place in the text. Where and when did it take place?What was the problem in the story and how was it solved?Did the character change during the story? How? How are you like the main character? How are you different?What do you predict will happen after the story is finished?Can you think of a different title for the story?Which character from the story would you choose to be your friend? Why?Which part of the story was the most exciting? Why?Did you like the end of the story? Why or why not? Which parts in the story could really happen? Which parts could not really happen?What was the author’s purpose for writing this text? (Persuade, entertain, inform)What is the author’s message in the text? (theme-the message the author is trying to teach the reader) |
Help your child become a better READER
| FICTION/NARRATIVE (Fake) |
| Who was the main character?The setting is the time and place in the text. Where and when did it take place?What was the problem in the story and how was it solved?Did the character change during the story? How? How are you like the main character? How are you different?What do you predict will happen after the story is finished?Can you think of a different title for the story?Which character from the story would you choose to be your friend? Why?Which part of the story was the most exciting? Why?Did you like the end of the story? Why or why not? Which parts in the story could really happen? Which parts could not really happen?What was the author’s purpose for writing this text? (Persuade, entertain, inform)What is the author’s message in the text? (theme-the message the author is trying to teach the reader) |
Help your child become a better READER
| NONFICTION/INFORMATIONAL (Real) |
| What is the main idea of the text?Can you tell me something you already know about this topic?What did you learn from reading the text?Are there any words that you do not know what they mean? What are some new words that you learned?Do you have any questions after reading this? Were there any features (diagrams, charts, pictures) that were important?Where could you find out more information about this topic?What questions would you ask the author about this topic?What would be a good title for this text?Can you think of another book that you have read about this topic? How was it similar? How was it different?Did you like the text? Why or why not? |