Checking for Understanding

We are discussing the comprehension strategy Check for Understanding.  

Check for understanding is an important strategy because good readers stop frequently to check for understanding or to ask who and what.  A Parent Pipeline with more information about this strategy was sent home in our Tuesday News Day folders today (September 3, 2013)


How can you help your child with this strategy at home?

1. When reading to your child, stop periodically and say, “Let’s see if we remember what I just read. Think about who the story was about and what happened.” Do this 3 or 4 times throughout the story.
   
2. When reading to your child, stop and have them practice checking for understanding by saying, “I heard you say...”
   
3. Ask your child the following questions:
   
   • Who did you just read about?
     
   • What just happened?
     
   • Was your brain talking to you while you read?
     
   • Do you understand what was read?
     
   • What do you do if you don’t remember?