Developing 13 yos comprehension skills

[deltagal]

I've got a short list of areas that need attention for each child this year. My 13 yo needs help with comprehension. We are using CTC without extensions as his core curriculum. I think he reads comfortably on a 5/6 grade level, but I'm not positive about that.

So, what are your thoughts on what we can do to help him develop his comprehension skills?

[Tansy]

I use a conversation style narration with my 13 year old.
It's very much leading her down the garden path. Wow I loved it when the boy jumped in the pool. What did you love about the boy?

I also have found listening to books has been shown to really help her get it, as she has less to process and can listen again if she needs to.
(ipod app librivox) or at http://librivox.org/

Linguisystems also has great resources
http://www.linguisystems.com/products/p ... emid=10505

[my3sons]

Narration has been the most helpful thing for developing my 12 yo's comprehension skills. I think that focusing on helping him better his oral narrations and written narrations this year would be a great way to develop comprehension skills. Here are a few links to some great helps on this topic...

Carrie’s response to helping dc become better at narration:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11878&p=86170#p86170

Narration Discussion and Examples:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8118&p=60893#p60893

HTH!
In Christ,
Julie

[Robin Ruth]

I will be starting my first FULL year of homeschooling on Monday using BHFHG & DITHOR. My daughter struggles with comprehension as well (9yo). This board has been an awesome resource! I was wondering, though, are we supposed to write our children's oral narrations like Julie did?