Chapter 4: Reading Comprehension
Through hearing stories being read aloud, children begin to develop an understanding of the structure of stories – they know that every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. And they know that informational text conveys important facts about the world. Young children spend their time learning to read, but children who have become fluent at sounding out words get the chance to read to learn. True comprehension requires being able to ask questions about a text, make inferences about what will happen next, and understand cause-and-effect. You can model all of these skills for your child when reading aloud together.