15 Questions to Get Your Child to Think Critically About Reading

One of the finest methods to encourage your child’s literacy development is to talk to them about the books they read. To discuss a book, your child must use critical thinking, a necessary ability for success in both school and life. The following advice can help you and your child start and maintain a book discussion:

Before your child reads a book, ask:

• What makes you think this book is going to be interesting?
• What do you think the book is going to be about?
• Does this book remind you of anything else you’ve already read or seen?
• What kind of characters do you think will be in the book?
• What do you think is going to happen?

While your child is reading a book, try asking:

• What do you think will happen next?
• If you were that character, what would you have done differently in that situation?
• What does the place look like in your head as you read? Would you want to visit there?
• Did you learn any new words or facts so far?
• If the main character in that story lived next door, would you be friends?

After your child is done reading a book, try asking:

• What was the most interesting thing you learned from the book?
• Did the problem of the book’s plot get solved? How?
• What would you change one in the book. What would it be?
• Who was your favorite character? Why?
• Why do you think the author wrote this book?

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