There's more to reading together than just saying the words.

Try asking your kindergartner questions like these when you read together.

Talk about the book

• Is this a real story or a made-up story? How can you tell? We don't have ships that can fly people to Neptune.
• What can you tell by looking at the cover of a book? The title, the author, pictures about the story.
• Where is the top of the book? Where's the bottom? Point to each.

Talk about the words

• Valiant means brave. Can you tell who was valiant in the story? Can you think of people in other books who were valiant?
• How many words can you think of that sound the same as "doom?" Room, boom, broom, etc.

Talk about the story

• How are Space Commander and Skip each feeling in this part of the story? Scared, nervous, brave.
• Who do you think is in charge of the space ship? How can you tell? How can you tell? The commander; he is telling the others what to do.
• What would you name a space ship? Enterprise, Jupiter, Fireball XL5.
• What do you think will happen next? Maybe the Knights of Neptune will follow them, or maybe they'll go home to rest, etc.

These information are provided by National Institute for Literacy the Partnership for Reading.