We will use important text features to help our understanding when reading nonfiction books. Here are some questions you can use when reading a nonfiction book with your child at home:
What is the main idea of the text?
Can you tell me something you already know about this topic?
What did you learn from reading the text?
Are there any words that you do not know what they mean?
What are some new words that you learned? How did you learn them?
Do you have any questions after reading this text?
Were there any features (diagrams, charts, photographs, table of contents)?
Where could you find out more information about this topic?
What questions would you ask the author about this topic?
What would be a good title for this text?
Can you think of another book that you have read about this topic? How was it similar? How was it different?
Did you like the text? Why or why not?
What is the main idea of the text?
Can you tell me something you already know about this topic?
What did you learn from reading the text?
Are there any words that you do not know what they mean?
What are some new words that you learned? How did you learn them?
Do you have any questions after reading this text?
Were there any features (diagrams, charts, photographs, table of contents)?
Where could you find out more information about this topic?
What questions would you ask the author about this topic?
What would be a good title for this text?
Can you think of another book that you have read about this topic? How was it similar? How was it different?
Did you like the text? Why or why not?