Reading Book ideas

Hi,
Some of you have been asking for ideas to use when your child is discussing their reading books with you at home. These early discussions about books are very important as they help promote language skills and develop good comprehension, as well as encourage an enjoyment in reading. I have included some ideas that you could try at home after you have read through the story.

Encourage children to talk about what the characters might be saying to each other on each page. Cut out speech bubbles and record what the children say. You could then blu tack these into the book and try re-reading the story again (remember to remove them before bringing the book back to school)

Ask questions such as asking children to;
Name characters e.g. who is looking out of the window? (use key words)
Describe characters e.g. what is Biff wearing?
Using prepositions e.g. where is Kipper's teddy?
Making suggestions e.g. why is Kipper the last one to get dressed?
Explaining e.g. how did Kipper's teddy get in the Lost Property?
Predicting e.g. what do you think Biff said when Kipper got his teddy back?

To check understanding you could also ask memory questions such as;
What colour was Biff's scarf?
What was Floppy doing?
How many........?

To practise initial sounds play I spy whilst looking at the pictures of the book (use letter sounds rather than letter names e.g. eggs would be "eh" rather than the letter "e"

Hope these help :-)