An effective way to deepen your child’s understanding of a story is to encourage them to make judgments and form opinions about the events that take place. Here are some tips to help your child evaluate a story with the fun book, The most Magnificent Thing. 

A little boy named Floyd has a big problem: First his kite gets stuck in a tree, and then his shoe! What will he do? In this Book Nook, we talk about how you can build children’s problem-solving skills during book reading to enrich their story understanding and help prepare them for reading and writing.

If your child is preschool aged (3-5), there's so much you can do during your everyday conversations to boost her language learning and to prepare her for school success. Learn how you can use the Hanen “E’s and Ps” strategy on your next outdoor walk to make your conversations more interesting and more impactful for your child. 
 

Early literacy skills are critical for preparing your child for school success. Here are some tips for making the most of five popular children's books to maximize your child's early literacy learning. 

To truly understand a story, your child needs to go beyond the words and pictures on the page and use their critical thinking skills. Find out how you can promote your child's understanding during book reading with "E's and P's" — the building blocks of critical thinking.

A key part of reading comprehension is understanding the problem in the story and using critical thinking skills to assess the characters' solutions to the problem. Here are some tips for deepening your child's understanding of a story's problem and building their problem-solving skills.