As children become more familiar with books, their abilities to remember and comprehend stories will improve. Comprehension means that children understand what they have read, and it is a skill that becomes important as children enter school. Here are some ways to give children a hand at understanding what they have read: - Encourage children to talk about the pictures. - Have children talk about the characters—what were they like, what happened to them, and how did they feel? - Ask questions that will help them connect the book to real life. - Follow up the reading with activities that build upon the book. For more more ideas on how to extend children's learning from reading books, take a look at the article on Helping Young Children Understand What They Have Read and the database of Story-Streching Ideas for Child Care.

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