Comprehension questions for 8 & 9 year olds

Designed by Speech Pathologists, this resource helps teachers
and parents know what type of books and questions that 8 and 9 year
olds should be exposed to.

• Samples of adequate and inadequate 8 and 9 year oldanswers
• Explicit instructions on how to present in a whole class, smallgroup individual setting
• A progress check to determine if students are ageappropriate or not and those that require a referral to a speechpathologist

Includes:

• A note from the author presents an overview of the theory underpinning the program.
• An instruction manual outlines how to present the program to large groups, small groups or individual children.
• 33 double sided scripted picture book questioning cards, with examples of age appropriate and inadequate answers.
• Each card restates the importance of repeated reading of picture books and outliners a collection of questions to be asked on day 1, then further questions to be asked on days 2, 3, and 4.
• The questions are primarily inferential, predictive, evaluative and appreciative type questions.
• Two easy to administer progress checks are included, to review performance.