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15.2.1 Reading Fluency
English · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Previewing a text: title, blurb and first lines
- Predicting characters, events and the message
- Skimming for the gist and scanning for specific details
- Reading aloud at the right speed with accurate pronunciation
What you will be able to do
- preview a text while ignoring unknown words
- make predictions about the characters, events and the message in a given text
- skim a text to get the gist
- scan a text to obtain specific information
- advocate the role of reading fluency in communication
Key questions
“How can you tell if a text is appropriate for reading?”
“Why should one read a text fluently?”
Lessons
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Preview and predict
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPreview a text on a world tourist site, ignore unknown words, predict events and skim for the gist.
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Scan and read fluently
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizScan a tourist text for specific details, then read it aloud fluently at the right speed.