Silent Reading · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.8.1.1 - Infer meaning from level-appropriate texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Read a level-appropriate passage silently and identify the main idea.
Stop at a point where meaning is disrupted and use a fix-up strategy (such as rereading, reading ahead, or asking “What could this mean?”) to restore understanding.
Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words or expressions by using clues from the surrounding text.
Explain in their own words what a character or situation in the text tells us beyond what is directly written.
Share their inferred meaning with a partner and justify it with evidence from the text.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Silent Reading (2.8)
Content standard: B5.2.8.1 - Construct meaning from texts read
Indicator: B5.2.8.1.1 - Infer meaning from level-appropriate texts
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 5 (Week 17 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. 102
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners read silently. Let them stop and think about something different from the text. This is to make them know what to do when meaning is disrupted.
- Have them read silently for the meaning from the text.