Before Reading, While Reading and After Reading

A: You can break it up into three parts: before reading, while reading and after reading.

A: This is when you prepare your child for reading. First, help your child pick a book. Then, discuss the story cover and pre-teach any key or new vocabulary. 

A: This is when you ask open-ended questions, create opportunities for your child to make comments about the story, relate the story to your child’s life and help them make predictions about the story. 

A: This is a good time to revisit the story, act out some of the scenes and to expand on key vocabulary. 

A: There are three basic types: text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world.

A: As adults, we do this quite naturally as we read, but it is a process that happens internally and children can’t observe this learning behaviour unless we make it explicit.  

A: This helps children see the relevance of the story to their own lives.

A: This builds their ability to compare and contrast ideas across stories.

A: These connections expand their understanding of the world and foster curiosity.

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• Reading in front of your child.
• Finding reading moments on the go.
• Going to the library.
• Let your child re-read favourite books.
• Making reading fun and stress-free.