Good readers ask questions as they read. Who is in the story? What happens? Where does it happen? When does it happen?
Leowhoa shellwhat
Who and what
Who asks about a person or an animal. What asks about a thing or what happened. Leo found a shell. Leo is the who. A shell is the what.
Mia read in the kitchen.
Where and when
Where asks about a place. Listen for little words like in, on, at and to. When asks about a time, like morning or Saturday. Mia read in the kitchen after lunch.
Hanadropped the hatNoahpicked it up
The answer is in the words
You do not have to guess. Go back and find the sentence that answers. Hana dropped her hat. Noah picked it up. Who picked it up? The words say Noah.
Try this
Read: Zara and her uncle went to the lake. They fed the ducks some bread. Who went? Where did they go? What did they feed the ducks?
For parents
Goal: Your child learns to answer who, what, where and when questions by finding the answer in the story's words.
After reading a page, ask one who, what or where question.
If your child guesses, say: let's find the sentence that tells us. Then point to it together.
Practice the question words: who for a person, what for a thing, where for a place, when for a time.
Away from the screen: Read a short picture book together. Take turns asking each other who, what and where questions about it.