B6 English Language · Term 1 Week 5: Listening Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.7.1.1 - Employ Think Aloud and visualisation strategies to make meaning from level-appropriate texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State in their own words what the Think Aloud strategy is and when to use it while listening.
Describe the mental pictures they form while listening to a teacher-read text.
Apply the Think Aloud strategy by verbalising their thoughts, questions, and predictions at pauses during a listening text.
Use visualisation to create a simple drawing or oral description of a scene from a text they have heard.
Compare the mental images they formed with those of a partner and explain one reason for any difference.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B6.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B6.1.7.1.1 - Employ Think Aloud and visualisation strategies to make meaning from level-appropriate texts
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 5 (Week 5 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. 160
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners listen to teacher-read texts or video/audio recording on familiar topics.
- Model the visualisation strategy to make meaning from texts heard.
- Encourage learners to practise constructing meaning from the texts or play.