Show them how to wonder
Before reading, look at the cover and pictures together and think aloud: "I wonder why the girl looks worried?" Then let each child ask one question. Kids learn that good readers are curious before they even start.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
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