I'm wondering about how to tutor friends mathy daughter in reading comprehension skills...late elementary age.
I was thinking that having automatisity in understanding the vocabulary is part of the skill. I was also thinking that learning some song lyrics and then figuring them out might be fun and helpful. It seems that being aware of story arc might help. Perhaps kids need a mental library of common plots and common themes and common types of writing.
Then there is the challenge of consentrating strongly for long enough. The challenge of having enough working memory to keep various aspects of the story in mind . Learning techniques to get info into long tern memory quickly and easily.
Then there is the talent for knowing what to pay extra attention to...can that be taught?
So id love any suggestions of other subskills that are needed and and suggestions for fun ways to teeach or access the subskills or useful books on the subject.
Thanks in advance
Grinity
