Reading Comprehension · JHS2 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.3.2.1.3 - Show the appropriate comprehension strategies to use, demonstrating why, when and how to apply them.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least four comprehension strategies (activating prior knowledge, predicting, visualising, questioning, summarising, and clarifying) and name them in Arabic.
Explain why each comprehension strategy is useful for a particular reading situation.
Distinguish between when to apply a specific strategy before, during, or after reading a text.
Apply appropriate comprehension strategies to a short Arabic text about a familiar topic and justify their choices.
Contribute meaningfully to a group discussion about how their chosen strategy helped them understand the text.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Reading Comprehension (3.2)
Content standard: B8.3.2.1 - Learner demonstrates knowledge of Reading Comprehension strategies and steps that help to make sense of a text.
Indicator: B8.3.2.1.3 - Show the appropriate comprehension strategies to use, demonstrating why, when and how to apply them.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 11 (Week 23 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: Arabic, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 59
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Draw on prior knowledge or recognizable clues such as illustrations that are embedded in the text in order to make inferences regarding the purpose of the text.
2. Make your contribution in a group discussion about a chosen topic, and explain how it contributes to the general understanding of a text.