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Learning to Read
Family Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is a fun family activity that can help build literacy skills.
The 5 Ws and an H: Building Reading Comprehension
NPT’s LEARNING TO READ series focuses on family literacy, providing parents and children with skills that can help improve literacy levels in children. Through the experiences of diverse families, the series takes viewers on a journey through wide-ranging aspects of literacy and includes ways to access free books in a community, how to build literacy through everyday activities and more.
The 5 Ws and an H: Building Reading Comprehension
Season 2022 Episode 29 | 1m 4s | CC
Reviewing the five Ws (who, what, where, when and why) and an H (how) after reading a text can improve students' knowledge, understanding and memory of what they just read. This tactic encourages reflection and an analysis of the main idea. Making a chart with the six question words helps students organize these takeaways in a clear format.
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