B4 English Language · Term 2, Week 6

Silent Reading

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Curriculum details

Strand
Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand
Silent Reading (2.8)
Content standard
B4.2.8.1 - Construct meaning from texts read
Indicator
B4.2.8.1.3 - Answer questions based on the passage read
Suggested placement
Term 2, Week 6 (Week 18 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 31

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Precede questions with silent reading of the text.
- In asking questions, follow the steps below:
- Pose the question.
- Give learners time to reflect.
- Call a learner to answer the question.
- Learners give accurate and specific answers to questions. (You could do it orally sometimes). They may read out portions of the text where the answers are found.
- Ask different types of levels of questions.