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4.2.1 Reading for Comprehension

Indigenous Languages · Grade 11 · 4 lessons in the design

What you will be able to do

  • explain the different reading skills for information
  • apply reading skills when reading texts for comprehension
  • answer comprehension questions from the texts read
  • embrace the use of appropriate reading skills for lifelong learning

Key questions

“How do you read a text for comprehension?”

“What is the importance of reading skills in comprehension?”

Lessons

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  1. Preparing to read and comprehension skills
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Brainstorm how to prepare for reading and explain the comprehension skills of inferring, summarising, visualising and applying.
  2. Reading texts on physical activity and nutrition: new words
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Read texts on the benefits of physical activity and nutrition, identify new words, infer their meaning from context and confirm with a dictionary.
  3. Answering questions on inference, visualising and application
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Answer comprehension questions with a focus on inference, visualising and application.
  4. Notes, summary chart and review
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Make notes on texts, summarise the main ideas on a chart, review summaries with peers and answer the key inquiry questions.