How can I improve my grade 1 reading comprehension?

本文適用美國的幼稚園和國小一年級程度，約等於台灣教育部訂的英語課綱國中英語程度，以閱讀圖畫書、簡單的閱讀材料為主

除了4可能比較不適用成人外，其他部分剛開始自學英語閱讀的成人也適用（5可改成針對想自行閱讀的特定主題，6可改成自問自答），不管什麼年齡，重點是耐心、願意花時間累積閱讀文章量，讓大腦熟悉轉譯文字的過程，慢慢增加閱讀速度，一點一點累積單字、慣用語（idiom）

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1. 大聲唸出來。這迫使他們放慢速度，給他們時間處理讀到的文字，從而改善他們的閱讀理解力。此外，他們不只看見單字，他們同時也聽到單字！家長也可以和孩子輪流大聲朗讀。

2. 提供適合孩子程度的書籍。確保孩子取得大量不會太難的閱讀練習書籍。孩子應在沒有幫助的情況下能讀懂至少九成的單字。停止任何更難的閱讀，試圖弄懂一個單字的意思讓孩子很難專注於故事整體的意思。

如果孩子需要從圖畫書轉換到章節書的幫助，試試學樂出版社（scholarstic）專為橋接此鴻溝所設計的橋接系列。（https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/series-and-characters/branches.html?esp=PAR%2Fib%2FYYYYMMDD%2F%2Ftxtl%2Fimprove-reading-comprehension%2Fbranches-landing-page%2F%2F%2F%2F&p=2&n=20）

3. 重複閱讀增進流暢度。為了瞭解文字的意思和助長閱讀理解力，孩子必須讀得流暢迅速——一種叫做流暢度的能力。舉例，在三年級一開始，孩子必須有能力一分鐘讀完90字。重複閱讀熟悉、簡單的書籍可讓孩子練習迅速解讀文字，他們將因此在閱讀理解上更為流利。瞭解更多重複閱讀的好處（https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/benefits-rereading-books.html）

4. 和老師討論。如果你的孩子在閱讀理解上有困難，他們可能在學習生字和練習自然發音法上需要更多幫助。一位老師可以權衡下一步最好怎麼做。

5. 提供孩子課堂閱讀材料的補充資訊。若孩子所在班級正在閱讀特定主題，尋找易於閱讀的該主題的書或雜誌。擁有一些前提知識幫助孩子理解困難的課堂文本，並提高閱讀理解度。

6. 和孩子討論看到什麼。這種「語言處理」幫助孩子記憶與思考書本主題。在一段閱讀時間的前、中、後問問題促進閱讀理解。例如：

閱讀前：你對這本書的什麼地方感興趣？什麼地方不感興趣？

閱讀中：書中發生了什麼事？劇情有按照你的預期發展嗎？你覺得接下來會發生什麼事？

閱讀後：你能不能總結這本書的內容？你喜歡它的什麼地方？它讓你想起哪些書？

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6 Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources/developing-reading-skills/improve-reading-comprehension.html

1. Have them read aloud. This forces them to go slower, which gives them more time to process what they read and in turn improves reading comprehension. Plus, they're not only seeing the words — they're hearing them, too! You can also take turns reading aloud.

2. Provide books at the right level. Make sure your child gets lots of practice reading books that aren't too hard. They should recognize at least 90 percent of the words without any help. Stopping any more often than that to figure out a word makes it tough for kids to focus on the overall meaning of the story. 

If your child needs help transitioning from picture books to chapter books, try Scholastic's Branches books, which are designed to bridge that gap for growing readers. 

3. Reread to build fluency. To gain meaning from text and encourage reading comprehension, your child needs to read quickly and smoothly — a skill known as fluency. By the beginning of 3rd grade, for example, your child should be able to read 90 words a minute. 

Rereading familiar, simple books gives your child practice at decoding words quickly, so they'll become more fluent in their reading comprehension. Learn more about the multiple benefits of rereading books!

4. Talk to the teacher. If your child is struggling with reading comprehension, they may need more help with building their vocabulary or practicing phonics skills. (This Pete the Cat Phonics Box Set and this PAW Patrol Phonics Box Set are fun ways to help your child build necessary phonics skills.) A teacher can weigh in on the best next steps to take.

5. Supplement their class reading. If your child's class is studying a particular theme, look for easy-to-read books or magazines on the topic. Some prior knowledge will help them make their way through tougher classroom texts and promote reading comprehension.

6. Talk about what they're reading. This "verbal processing" helps them remember and think through the themes of the book. Ask questions before, during, and after a session to encourage reading comprehension. (Read about all the questions you should ask during story time here!) For example: 

• Before: "What are you interested in about this book? What doesn't interest you?" 
• During: "What's going on in the book? Is it turning out the way you thought it would? What do you think will happen next?" 
• After: "Can you summarize the book? What did you like about it? What other books does it remind you of?"