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Great Questions
to Ask Your Child about Reading:
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Great Answers
to Hear From Your Child about Reading:
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- “What time are you going to do your reading tonight?”
- “What are you enjoying about your book?”
- “Would you like a new book?”
- “Show me an example of something you wrote about your reading in class.”
- “Give me an example of something you are learning in reading class.”
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- 20-30 minutes in a quiet environment.
- Enjoys the book they reading (Interesting, not too hard/too easy).
- Visit the library or bookstore.
- Can show you writing about reading from their post-it notes or reading notebook.
- Can give you an example of what they are learning in reading class.
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About Characters:
- “What kind of person is (Character)?”
- “How is (character) changing?”
- “How does (character 1) affect (character 2)?
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- Identifies character traits.
- Can talk about the relationships between characters.
- Identifies a change in character’s thoughts, feelings, traits, or actions.
- Compares present traits to past traits.
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About Themes:
- “What do you think the (object) symbolizes?”
- “What has (character) learned in this book?”
- “What ideas about life are brought up in this book?”
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- Has an idea of what an object or symbol means and can explain why.
- Can identify lessons that can be learned from the book.
- Can identify social issues in the book similar to those in real life.
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About Conflict and Setting:
- “What problems is (character) experiencing right now?”
- “What is the setting and why is it important?”
- “Why is this moment/scene important?”
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- Can talk about more than one problem in the story.
- Can describe where and when the story takes place and how it affects the characters.
- Can make connections between causes and effects to understand why the scene matters in the story.
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