Ellen P. Hubbell School

It is important for growing readers to not only read everyday, but to also talk about their reading. Below are a list of questions family members can use to engage in a book discussion with their child.

Questions to ask before reading:

• What is the title of the book?
• What does the cover tell you about the book?
• What do you think the book is about?
• What are you curious to find out about this book?
• What do you already know about this book?
• What do you want to learn?
• What are you reading this book?

Questions to ask during reading:

• What do you think will happen next?
• What is the problem in the book?
• Why do you think the character did that?
• When you were reading this part, what were you picturing in
• your head?

Questions to ask after reading:

• Describe the setting of the story.
• Describe how a character changed throughout the book.
• Which of the characters did you like best? Why?
• How were the problems solved?
• What did you learn from reading this book?