Comprehension
Comprehension is the ability to understand and find meaning in what is read. It is the development of building meaning from the print on the page. Building comprehension is important because without it, it is impossible to read for pleasure or to gain knowledge. When a person reads without understanding, it cannot be called reading, because the main objective of reading is to comprehend (understand what is being read).
Each activity below was created to help your child practice various skills which build comprehension. These activities and games are designed to optimize your involvement with your child as you help reinforce skills such as using graphic organizers for story elements and mapping, visualization, making text-to-self connections, retelling, and sequence of events.
Activity: Oh, How I Wonder
This is an activity for helping your child with making meaningful and reasonable predictions about narrative and expository text. (Printable: Graphic Organizer – My Wondering & Predictions)
Activity: Eating Story Elements
Your child will use story maps as the elements of a story are identified using narrative text. This activity will help build comprehension. (Printable: Graphic Organizer – Story Elements)
Activity: Close Your Eyes and Visualize
Visualizing is a cognitive skill which is one of many skills that build comprehension. This relaxing and enjoyable activity called “Close Your Eyes and Visualize” will help your child create visualizations of what he reads or listens to. (Printable: Graphic Organizer – Visualizations)
Activity: It Reminded Me Of…
Text-to-Self connections are personal “links” that good readers make between what they are reading (or listening to) and their own life experiences. In “It Reminded Me Of…” your child will learn and practice how to make meaningful text-to-self connections. (Printable: Graphic Organizer – Wee Connect)
Activity: Order, Order
Retelling is a skill which helps check for understanding and involves reprocessing This activity called “Order, Order” is one which helps your child with retelling and sequence of events. . (Printable: Wee Build A Story – cards sets #1 & #2)
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