Kindergarten+Reading+Strategies

=Kindergarten Reading Strategies=

Before you read…

 * Identify the title, author and illustrator of the book
 * Discuss where to begin reading
 * Take a picture walk (look at each picture and predict what the story is about)
 * Make predictions about the story based on the cover and title

While you read…

 * Make predictions about what might happen next (help your child find clues/evidence to confirm their predictions)
 * Pick out the main characters
 * Identify the setting (use picture clues)
 * Check for understanding by asking questions of what you’ve read so far
 * Discuss any new vocabulary

After you read…

 * Retell the story (beginning, middle, end)
 * Talk about what happened first, second, third, etc. (sequence)
 * Talk about the characters in the story. Who was their favorite? Why?
 * Talk about any connections your child made in the story
 * What was their favorite part?
 * Identify what the problem was. How was it solved?
 * How might the problem be solved differently?
 * Decide if the story is fiction or nonfiction

Ways to Read With Your Child

 * 1) Echo Read: you read a sentence or two and then have your child read it back to you.
 * 2) Read the story to your child as he/she follows along. Have them pick out "star" words they know.
 * 3) Trade off reading sentences, pages, and/or paragraphs.
 * 4) Read the selection together with your child simultaneously. Try using expression.