Phonological Awareness / Oral Reading Fluency

Curriculum details

Strand

Reading (Strand 3)

Sub-strand

Phonological Awareness / Oral Reading Fluency (3.1)

Content standard

3.3.1.CS.2 - Demonstrate understanding and application of reading rules of modern poetry at a reasonable speed and with clarity and precision. 3.3.1.LO.1 Apply reading rules of classical poetry with precision and at a reasonable speed. 3.3.1.LO.2 Apply reading rules of classical prose with precision and at a reasonable speed 3.3.1.LO.3 Apply reading rules of modern poetry with precision and at a reasonable speed. 3.3.1.LO.4 Apply reading rules of modern prose with precision and at a reasonable speed.

Indicator

3.3.1.LI.2 - Read texts of semi-vowelized nature consisting of complex combination of long words slowly, and at gradually increased speed

Suggested placement

Semester 2, Week 1 (Week 21 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. 305

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Active learning, think-pair share activities:
- The teacher prepares learners in groups. Each group picks a text from the following Modern Arabic prose:
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- مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي وقصتاه اليتيم والحجاب
- زكريا حسين وقصص خط الاستواء
- كمال الدين بالغون وقصة رحلة البحث عن الإنسان.
- The group reads a paragraph of a poem and calls any group of its choice to read the following paragraph. The invited group can pick any of its members to read. The group then also pick any group to read the following paragraph. This is repeated until the entire story is read.
GESI-sensitive class management:
- Sitting arrangement with fair visibility for all learners.
- Appropriate audio levels for various hearing challenges.
- Group learning with equal participation and mentorship.
- Appropriate choice of words conscious of the feelings of others.
- Self-Control in managing emotions and social awareness.

Assessment (3.3.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Textbooks and Reading materials for Modern Arabic Prose.
- Projector.
- Flash cards.
- Audio-visual materials.