Comprehension · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.2.7.2.3 - Use visualisation strategy (form mental images when reading text) to enhance understanding of level-appropriate texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what visualisation means in their own words, using at least one example from a familiar experience.
Form clear mental images of characters, settings and actions while reading or listening to a level-appropriate text.
Draw or describe a mental picture they formed from a given passage and connect it to the text’s meaning.
Use visualisation to answer simple comprehension questions about a short story or poem.
Work in pairs to share and compare their mental images, showing that different readers may picture the same text differently.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.7)
Content standard: B3.2.7.2 - Use knowledge, skills and techniques of reading to understand, interpret and appreciate a variety of literary texts
Indicator: B3.2.7.2.3 - Use visualisation strategy (form mental images when reading text) to enhance understanding of level-appropriate texts
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 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 1-3), 2019, p. 87
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners play simple mental or guessing games like Bingo and matching games.
- Guide learners to form mental images as they read a text, to help them make meaning from the text.