Here is a short list of activities that you can try with your child that will promote conversation and will help them work towards particular reading strategies:

Predicting-"By looking at the cover, what do you think this story might be about?"

Summarizing, Comprehending-"Tell me what has happened so far in this book."

Predicting Outcomes-"What do you think will happen next?"

Drawing Conclusions-"Is this story reality or fantasy?  How can you tell?''


If your child gets stuck on a word, have them ...
- use pictures along with the words to help them figure it out.
- get his/her mouth ready to produce the first couple of sounds.
- look for chunks or little words that they may know within the word.
- notice endings.
- determine if they know a word that looks like the unknown word.
- reread the sentence and ask themselves if it made sense, sounded right, and matched what they are saying.
- try another sound.