How Do You Teach Reading Comprehension Skills?
It really does not matter how fast a child reads or how well he can sound out the words if he has not understood what was just read. Solid reading comprehension skills will lead to reading success in the classroom and beyond. Make sure that the student can tell you back in her own words what she read about on any given page. It is important that she tells the information back using her own words and not the words that are on the page. This skill is called a tell back. It is like a mini diagnostic tool to assess comprehension and concentration. Act out what was just read. Have the student act out the scene he just read to ensure that he understood it. Draw a picture of the setting and the action that took place on a particular page or section of a story to see if the student understands the main ideas. Write out the 8 to 10 main ideas in the order that they took place in a chapter to asses student reading comprehension. This can be done with fiction or textbook reading. Make sure that t
