Reading Comprehension 1 to 6 play online

Reading Comprehension 1 to 6

Teacher's Notes Introduction to the series The texts Each book in the series introduces pupils to a wide range of culturally appropriate text types, including fiction, poetry and non-fiction. The books are carefully graded according to readability and are incremental in difficulty. The books provide a valuable complement to any other resources or series currently being used. The fact that each unit is structure din the same way makes the books accessible and easy to use. The related activities The related activities support the development of essential reading skills, at Text Level, encouraging pupils to read at different levels including literal, inferential and evaluative comprehension skills. The stimulus passages are also us to help pupils develop skills at Sentence Level (grammar and punctuation) and Word Level (spelling and vocabulary).The Skills Scope and Sequence Chart The skills, Scope and Sequence Chart (on pages 2-3) provides an immediate overview of text types included and skills being developed at Text, Sentence and Word Level. This chart is very helpful for planning purposes. Using the books To gain maximum benefit from the books, it is suggested that they are used systematically, working through each unit one at a time, in the given order. However, the books may also be used flexibly, selecting units as desired to complement other work being done in class. Tackling the texts The stimulus texts may be tackled in a variety of ways. They could be used for shared reading. This could take the form of the teacher reading the whole text to the class or inviting different pupils to contribute as appropriate. Certain texts e.g. poems, provide unideal opportunity for whole class participation. Alternatively the pupils could be asked tread the text silently or read it aloud in pairs or in groups. Whatever approach is used, toymaker the most of each text it should be discussed to ensure pupils have a good grasp of the literal meaning of the text and any vocabulary they may not have met before. The related Text Level activities may initially be done as a class verbally to help pupils reflection the texts. Tackling the related activities The related activities at Text, Sentence and Word Level may be used systematically or selectively as desired. However they are used, it is suggested that prior to working any activity there is some discussion with the pupils to ensure they understand what is required of them.

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