Comprehension · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.2.7.1.1 - Construct meaning from texts read

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Make predictions about a text using its title, pictures and their own prior knowledge before reading.
Use contextual clues in a passage to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Answer While Reading questions that check understanding of events and characters as the text is being read.
Answer After Reading questions that show an overall understanding of what the text was about.
Discuss how their own experiences helped them understand what they read.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.7)
Content standard: B4.2.7.1 - Process and comprehend level- appropriate texts
Indicator: B4.2.7.1.1 - Construct meaning from texts read
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 3 (Week 15 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. 27
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Select level-appropriate texts for learners.
- Take learners through Before Reading activities such as picture walk, prediction and Before Reading questions etc. to elicit their prior knowledge.
- Have learners use their previous knowledge/experience, contextual clues and While Reading questions to make meaning from the text as they read.
- Provide After Reading questions to help learners make meaning from the text read.