English Home Language - Term 2 - Week 1

Shared reading is an interactive reading experience where the teacher and students read a text together. This method encourages students to engage with the text, make predictions about what will happen next, and discuss their thoughts. By predicting, students activate their prior knowledge and enhance their comprehension skills. Today, we will read a short story and practice making predictions based on the title and illustrations.

Let's look at the title of our story: 'The Mysterious Forest'. What do you think this story might be about? Based on the title, I predict that the story will involve adventure and perhaps some magical elements. Now, let’s look at the cover illustration. What do you see? How does it support your prediction? Discussing these elements helps us formulate educated guesses about the text.

In small groups, you will receive a different short text. Read the title and look at any accompanying images. Discuss with your group what you think the story might be about. After your discussion, each group will share their predictions with the class. Remember to listen to your classmates' ideas and think about how they might differ from yours. This will help us understand different perspectives.

Now, choose a short text from the selection provided. Write down your predictions about the story based on the title and any illustrations. Make sure to use complete sentences and correct punctuation. After writing your predictions, share them with a partner and discuss whether you think your predictions were accurate after reading the text. This will help reinforce your understanding of the text.

• To read silently
• To predict and discuss the text
• To memorize the text
• To write a summary

Answer: To predict and discuss the text

Shared reading encourages interaction with the text, allowing for predictions and discussions.

Answer: It's important to use prior knowledge and clues from the title and illustrations.

Using prior knowledge and visual clues helps create informed predictions.

• Improves comprehension
• Encourages collaboration
• Promotes silent reading
• Enhances vocabulary

Answer: Promotes silent reading

Shared reading is interactive and does not focus on silent reading.

• Forget about it
• Read the text to see if you were correct
• Write it down and never look at it again
• Discuss it with no one

Answer: Read the text to see if you were correct

Reading the text helps confirm or challenge your predictions.

Answer: Illustrations provide visual clues that can suggest themes or events in the story.

Visual clues from illustrations can enhance understanding and prediction accuracy.

• .
• ,
• ?
• !

Answer: ?

A question mark is used at the end of a sentence that asks a question.

• Running fast.
• The dog barks.
• Barks loudly.
• Quickly ran.

Answer: The dog barks.