How to teach reading comprehension to year 1

I'd love to help you build some great strategies for Year 1 reading comprehension! Since teaching six-year-olds looks very different depending on whether you are managing a whole classroom or guiding a child one-on-one, I'd love to know a bit more about your situation first.

I'm a parent or tutor working with one child.

Thanks for sharing that! Working one-on-one as a parent or tutor is such a special opportunity because you can completely tailor the pace to your child's exact needs.

Before we dive into the fun strategies, I'd love to know a bit about where your child is currently at in their reading journey. That way, we can make sure our activities hit the perfect sweet spot.

They are just starting to decode simple words, and we mostly read together.

It is so exciting that you are reading together while they start decoding! This is actually the absolute perfect stage to nurture comprehension, because when a child is putting all their mental energy into sounding out words, they often don't have enough brainpower left to actually understand the story. By reading with them, you can handle the heavy lifting of reading so they can focus on the meaning.

To make sure we design the perfect approach for your daily reading sessions, do you prefer a highly structured plan with specific steps, or are you looking for quick, playful games and conversational prompts you can weave in naturally?