Reading Comprehension

Curriculum details

Strand

Reading (Strand 2)

Sub-strand

Reading Comprehension (2.1)

Content standard

3.2.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding of different types of reading strategies and use them to interact with a variety of level appropriate texts. 3.2.1.LO.1 Employ knowledge of text comprehension strategies and levels of text comprehension to analyse and interpret different kinds of texts 3.2.1.LO.2 Exhibit increasing confidence and interest in independent reading and text analysis.

Indicator

3.2.1.LI.3 - Create extension for a variety of texts.

Suggested placement

Semester 1, Week 12 (Week 12 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

NaCCA curriculum document, p. 181

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Group Work/Collaborative Learning:
Learners read and create an extension for a variety of texts including poems.
- Learners listen to a popular story (possibly from one of their Core Literature books) read aloud to them by the teacher.
- Working in pairs, learners brainstorm and collaboratively create an extension for the story.
- Each pair shares their story with another pair and together they review their ideas and revise the extension to make it better.
- Groups should be encouraged to tolerate and respect each member's views.
Gallery Walk
- Each group pastes their extension on the classroom walls for a gallery walk.
- Learners critique one another's work positively after the gallery walk.
- Give learners the opportunity to create an extension for a variety of literary works (prose, drama or poem) in a similar manner.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Copies of a variety of texts for collaborative annotation activities
- A variety of coloured markers or pens
- A variety of texts including drama and poems
Assessment (3.2.1.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.