One thing I LOVE doing with my class is reading predictable books aloud – usually rhyming books – and have them fill in the blank. This is great for the comprehension skill of prediction and you will discover if your child is paying attention or not (-;
This is how to do it – when reading a book aloud to your child, leave out a word or words he/she should be able to predict from context and let him/her fill in the missing word. I just read right up to that word and then don’t say a word until they fill in the blank. For example: You read “Hickory, dickory, dock; the mouse ran up the _____.” Have them fill in the blank. That’s a simplistic example, but the only one I could think of off the top of my head.
If your child suggests a word that has a similar meaning to the word left out, don’t mention it and keep going. If your child suggests a word that makes no sense at all (and they will), stop reading and help him/her use picture clues or beginning sounds to come to a meaningful word in context.
By filling in the missing word, your child will be concentrating on MEANING which is a great deal of what reading is all about. ENJOY – this is fun!
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