1. Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Module 4

2. What is Reading? Read the Words Understand what you Read

3. Preparing to Read What do you think this is about? Title Picture Connect to Child’s Life

4. Reading Comprehension Understand what you Read Recall what you have Read Use Strategies On stories that your child has read On stories that you read to your child Use Strategies On stories that your child has read On stories that you read to your child

5. Reading Comprehension Strategy # 1 Knowing if you understood or not. Comprehension Monitoring Knowing if you understood or not. Comprehension Monitoring What part did you understand? Usually partial comprehension, not zero What part did you understand? Usually partial comprehension, not zero

6. Reading Comprehension Keeping your child on track. What was the sentence about? What was the page about? What was the chapter about? What was the story about? Keeping your child on track. What was the sentence about? What was the page about? What was the chapter about? What was the story about?

7. Reading Comprehension Main idea vs. Details Teach your child to identify the main idea. Tell about what you just read. One main thing. Teach your child to identify the main idea. Tell about what you just read. One main thing. Teach your child to recall details. Tell me everything that you remember that happened in the chapter/ story. Teach your child to recall details. Tell me everything that you remember that happened in the chapter/ story.

8. Post-Reading Link books to real life. If you are going somewhere, link to previously read book. Talk about “book experiences” and “real-life experiences”. Link books to real life. If you are going somewhere, link to previously read book. Talk about “book experiences” and “real-life experiences”.

9. Understanding the Words Having a large, rich vocabulary is important for understanding what you read and doing well in school. Knowing word meanings is strongly related to understanding text.

10. Understanding the Words But how does that happen? How do you learn more words? Can you “cram” for a test on the dictionary?

11. Vocabulary Knowledge Do you understand a word? Do you use the word? Can you define the word? The ocean was a beautiful cerulean colour.

12. How to teach Vocabulary Too many words to learn to just pick up by guessing meaning. Ask child if they know the meaning of a new words. Give the meaning of the word. Child will learn to ask “What does that mean?”

13. Teaching Vocabulary Should you teach more words? Should you teach a deeper understanding of words and concepts?

14. Teaching Vocabulary Need to do Both Should you teach more words? Should you teach a deeper understanding of words and concepts?

15. Teaching Vocabulary Teach more words and in greater depth. Teach words that are related to each other, meanings or themes.

16. Teaching Vocabulary in Themes More Words All items in themes More Words All items in themes Deeper Meaning How many types of birds, fish, flowers, dinosaurs can you learn? What is a skeleton? Deeper Meaning How many types of birds, fish, flowers, dinosaurs can you learn? What is a skeleton?

17. Modeling Vocabulary Learning Look up a word that you and/or your child do not know. Make learning about your child’s interests fun.

18. Teaching Vocabulary in Themes Brainstorming: Pick a topic that your child is interested in. Think of words that your child might not know about the topic. Don’t be afraid of teaching big words. Brainstorming: Pick a topic that your child is interested in. Think of words that your child might not know about the topic. Don’t be afraid of teaching big words.