JHS1 English Language · Term 1 Week 8: Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.1.1.2 - Use prediction to assess and improve understanding of texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Make predictions about a text’s content using prior knowledge, titles, pictures, and text features before reading.
Ask relevant questions to form ideas about what a text will be about.
Read a short text and check whether their predictions were accurate or needed adjustment.
Use adjusted predictions to improve their understanding of the text as they read.
Explain how prediction helps them become more confident and independent readers.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.1)
Content standard: B7.2.1.1 - Demonstrate increasing confidence and enjoyment in independent reading
Indicator: B7.2.1.1.2 - Use prediction to assess and improve understanding of texts
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 8 (Week 8 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, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 7
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Make predictions about the content of a text using:
  - prior knowledge;
  - typographical and visual features;
  - text features;
  - organisational patterns;
  - organisational structure.
- Ask questions to form ideas.
- Answer questions to elicit understanding (meaning).