Reading Together, the Right Way
Cover → predict → read → question → discuss → retell. Six steps to real reading.
🧭 What parents can do
Follow the sequence: look at the cover, predict the story, read together, ask questions, discuss new words, and let your child retell it in their own words.
🪜 Step-by-step
- Look at the cover: what might the story be?
- Predict: what will happen?
- Read together — take turns
- Ask questions while reading
- Discuss any new words
- Ask your child to retell the story
🏡 Try this activity
Tonight, read one page each. Your turn, my turn. Then switch roles and let your child be the "teacher" who asks the questions.
❓ Questions to ask
- “What do you think happens next?”
- “How would you feel if you were the character?”
- “What was your favourite part and why?”
⚠️ Common mistakes
Correcting every single misread word. Let small mistakes go; the flow matters more.
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Put it into practice today
One small step beats a perfect plan.