Can you suggest any books that tell something about developing reading comprehension among young learners? Do we have whole brain videos that teach reading comprehension to Kindergarten? T.Y Just new here.

For Kindergarten, you want to start out teaching them to read sight words fluently. We have Biffeytoons, which are 48 common sight words, complete with illustrations and gestures. We also have a sight word video, which plays 100 common sight words. Coach Biffle just created a new PowerPoint for sight word practice that is very cool!!! These are all available to download. When emergent readers are solid in their sight words, their fluency goes up, and then they can concentrate on understanding what the story is about, rather than just decoding. That is where the comprehension skills come in.

When you are reading aloud, or reading with the students, stop and ask comprehension questions throughout the story, not just at the end. Have the students turn to their neighbor and answer the question. Give sentence frames for beginning languge learners. For example, "What is the setting of the story? The setting is..." "Who are the characters in the story? The characters are..." "Make a prediction, what do you think will happen next? I predict..."

In Kindergarten, students read stories repeatedly to build fluency and comprehension. One time through is just a beginning. They need multiple reads to practice fluency and build comprehension.

Have fun!!!
Deb Weigel