hsmom2011 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 n/m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_go_gadget Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I don't know that that's a reading comprehension issue; it seems like more of a lack of narration practice. Are you using a writing curriculum that will provide narration practice? If your daughter is in first grade, she'd be at Level 1 of WWE, and that starts with reading a single paragraph, not a whole page, to the student then asking questions. As they improve their narration skills the passages get longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I don't know that that's a reading comprehension issue; it seems like more of a lack of narration practice. Are you using a writing curriculum that will provide narration practice? If your daughter is in first grade, she'd be at Level 1 of WWE, and that starts with reading a single paragraph, not a whole page, to the student then asking questions. As they improve their narration skills the passages get longer. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Ask her questions. My first grader cannot narrate back to me very well. He is getting better. He can give me 3-4 sentences about a 7 page chapter in a Magic Tree House book. That is a huge improvement over a few months ago. We have worked on it with SOTW. I read, I ask questions, he answers and then fills in everything I did not ask about. :) If I just ask him to tell me what he heard, I get very little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 We are using WWE for the narration practice to help improve reading comprehension. I am also using Evan-Moor "Skill Sharpeners Reading" workbooks. They teach basic skills including reading comprehension. I think they are useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaddon Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 We are using IEW PAL and they have a story sequence chart we go through after the story. For other books I will ask questions and he will answer them, if he does struggle I will give him a start up for him to continue on with. I think at this age sometimes his recall is better than his true comprehension. We just talk a lot know that one day it will begin to click. Right now I wouldn't expect too much from comprehension and more from what they can remember :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I need something to help my 1st grader with reading comprehension. She is an excellent reader, but when I ask her to tell the story back to me I get a lot of um uh, um uh and she can't really come up with anything. I also read short (1 page) stories to her, and ask questions at the end. She may answer one correctly, and then she will just make up answers. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks. Read a paragraph at a time instead of a page. If you have to, read a sentence at a time. It sounds like she isn't attending to the reading and you have to teach her that you *really *do *expect that she can narrate back. Can she do it if she reads it on her own? What if it is a story that she chose/likes/ wants to read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 You could also try doing some "pre reading" activites that access her prior knowlege about a subject. Example: "Hmmm.. This story is about snow. Do you like the snow? Do you remember last Christmas when you build a snowman? Weren't there a lot of snowflakes? Is there anything else you would like to know about snow?" Then read the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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