General Strategies of Engaging Literature

Developing reading comprehension comes from children learning how to work with the material in front of them and asking questions. Developing this skill starts with children doing things like looking over a book before they start to read, making opinions about the characters and story while the book is being read, making predictions, and comparing the characters and story development throughout reading.

A very in depth explanation of the development of reading comprehension is available in PDF form at the following link: Reading Comprehension

A good video for parents to set the stage with children works to make reading more informational for both the child and the parent. Creating a sense of wonder about the material helps children to be more intrigued by the materials and makes the reading process more developmental.

Below is a good way to start with children in the most simple way to work with comparing a text. It is a chart that can be used with very non-experienced young readers as a way of introducing them to the materials as relevant to their own lives and expriences.