English First Additional Language - Term 4 - Week 7

Shared reading is a collaborative reading experience where the teacher and students read a text together. This method encourages students to make predictions about the text based on illustrations, titles, and prior knowledge. Today, we will read a short story and make predictions about what might happen next, enhancing our comprehension and engagement with the text.

Let's look at the title of our story: 'The Mysterious Forest.' What do you think this story might be about? Students might predict it involves adventure, animals, or a hidden treasure. As we read, we will check if our predictions are correct and adjust them based on new information from the text.

Now, we will read the first paragraph of 'The Mysterious Forest' together. As we read, I want you to think about what you believe will happen next. After reading, we will discuss your predictions. Remember to use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

After our shared reading, I want you to write your own prediction about what will happen in the next part of the story. Use complete sentences and make sure to include correct punctuation. Once you finish, share your prediction with a partner and discuss how you came to that conclusion.

• Reading alone in silence
• Reading together with a group
• Listening to a story being told
• Reading only from a textbook

Answer: Reading together with a group

Shared reading involves a group reading a text together, allowing for discussion and predictions.

Answer: Making predictions helps improve comprehension and keeps readers engaged.

Predictions encourage readers to think critically about the text and anticipate what might happen next.

• Ignoring the title of the story
• Looking at the pictures
• Reading the last page first
• Listening to someone else’s opinion

Answer: Looking at the pictures

Visual cues like pictures can provide context and clues for making predictions.

Answer: Complete sentences and correct punctuation.

Using complete sentences and correct punctuation helps convey your ideas clearly.

• It wastes time.
• It helps clarify thoughts.
• It makes reading harder.
• It is not necessary.

Answer: It helps clarify thoughts.

Discussing predictions allows students to refine their ideas and understand different perspectives.

Answer: Re-evaluate your prediction based on new information.

Adjusting predictions based on new evidence is a key part of the reading process.

• Question mark
• Exclamation mark
• Comma
• Full stop

Answer: Full stop