Reading as a Family

Want to encourage your child's reading comprehension, start a family discussion, and have a good time? Read together! This is a great activity for families with children of different ages, preschoolers to gradeschoolers. For starters, choose a picture book with a some hefty text. Fairytales and folktales work especially well (398s!).

Ask questions, like what's the story about? Was there a major idea (greed, dreaming, courage)? What do you think about the character's choices? Remember, this is a family discussion, so parents should be answering right along! This is a great way to talk about "big" ideas in a comfortable and encouraging environment.

Some picture book ideas...

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst (fairness)

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe (greed)

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka (perspective).