Questions You May Ask Your Child that Will Support Reading Comprehension
What is the story problem or plot?How do you think the problem will be solved?How was the problem resolved? What was the solution?What clues did the author give you to predict the ending?
What do you think is going to happen next?
Who is the most interesting character? Why?
What will happen to the characters after the story ends?
What did you learn from one of the characters?
Who does the main character remind you of? Why?
Are the characters believable? Why or why not?
If you could be a character in the book who would you be? Why?
What is the setting of this book?
What words did the author use to describe the place?
Describe an image the author created in your mind? How did the author create it?
Do you think the story could have really happened? Why or why not?
How does the story make you feel?
What did you wonder as you were reading?
What are the most important events in the story? Why?
What does the book remind you of (connections: text-text, text-world, text-self)? How does this help you understand the book?
What questions do you have about the book?
How did this book make you feel? Why?
What did you find interesting about the book?
Why do you think the author wrote this book (inform, entertain, persuade)?
Did you think the book was realistic or unrealistic? Why?
What is the genre of your book? How could you tell?
What text features did you notice? How did you use them to help you?
