Reading Beyond the Words: Making Predictions
An important reading skill for children to learn is how to investigate the text and make predictions when reading a story. This is a common core skill that is typically taught beginning in early elementary school but can be integrated into home learning at an earlier age. Successful readers make a point to internally ask questions as they are reading. While at home you
Using Context to Build Vocabulary | Reading Tips
A child’s vocabulary grows as they read more and more books. However simply reading harder and harder books will not necessarily increase a child’s vocabulary. Vocabulary involves understanding and being able to use a new word. A child can read a word and not understand it at all. Teaching a child to use the context the word is in can help them figure out
