Comprehension Strategies at Home Suggestions for making connections at home: Ask your child if the character reminds them of other characters. Have your child write connections on post-it notes and stick them in his/her book. Text to Self Making Show how you make connections by sharing your Text to Text Connections thoughts with your child. Text to World “This Use the phrase reminds me of……” “think Have your child use a mark.” It is a bookmark that he/she can record connections and page numbers on. Suggestions for visualizing at home: Use your five Ask your child to draw what he/she visualizes. senses to create a Ask your to list the words/descriptions mental picture Visualizing Visualize the that he/she is using to visualize (include the action in your mind senses)! when you read You and your child can draw what you visualize then compare/contrast your drawings. Suggestions for questioning at home: Stop and ask questions while you read aloud. Questioning Ask questions Ask your child to share questions out loud. (Who, before you read Ask your child to write questions on post-it What, Ask questions as notes and stick them in the book. When, you read Have your child create a “think mark.” This can Ask questions Where, be a bookmark that the student records after you read Why) questions and page number on while he/she reads. Book Suggestions for Teaching Strategies
Comprehension Strategies at Home Making Connections Text to Self Text to Text Text to World Suggestions for making connections at home: Ask your child if the character reminds them of other characters. Have your child write connections on post-it notes and stick them in his/her book. Show how you make connections by sharing your thoughts with your child. Use the phrase “This reminds me of……” Have your child use a “think mark.” It is a bookmark that he/she can record connections and page numbers on. Visualizing Use your five senses to create a mental picture Visualize the action in your mind when you read Suggestions for visualizing at home: Ask your child to draw what he/she visualizes. Ask your to list the words/descriptions that he/she is using to visualize (include the senses)! You and your child can draw what you visualize then compare/contrast your drawings. Questioning (Who, What, When, Where, Why) Ask questions before you read Ask questions as you read Ask questions after you read Suggestions for questioning at home: Stop and ask questions while you read aloud. Ask your child to share questions out loud. Ask your child to write questions on post-it notes and stick them in the book. Have your child create a “think mark.” This can be a bookmark that the student records questions and page number on while he/she reads. Book Suggestions for Teaching Strategies
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