Strategies to increase reading comprehension and fluency
Read every night for at least 15-20 minutes.
Select books that are at your child's reading level.
Ask your child questions as they read to be sure they are understanding the story.
Ask your child to predict what will come next in the story. Talk about predictions after they read more.
Encourage students to sound out words they don't know and use context clues to understand meaning.
Share knowledge about the world and words with your child. Discuss new words.
Have your child read a passage several times until they can read smoothly and with expression.
Read every night for at least 15-20 minutes.
Select books that are at your child's reading level.
Ask your child questions as they read to be sure they are understanding the story.
Ask your child to predict what will come next in the story. Talk about predictions after they read more.
Encourage students to sound out words they don't know and use context clues to understand meaning.
Share knowledge about the world and words with your child. Discuss new words.
Have your child read a passage several times until they can read smoothly and with expression.