Reading comprehension
Activity Author
Savitri Waldia
Duration
40 minutes
Objective: Key Core Life Skill to be developed
Critical thinking, Effective communication
Objective: Key Learning Domains to be developed
Understand, Analysis, Evaluate
Implemented this in classroom
Yes
Objectives to be achieved
Learners will be able to read and understand a paragraph and answer the questions from the passage . They will be able to relate the paragraph to some real life situations an d also examine it critically .
Underlying Concept behind this activity
Enable students to understand the text to be able to answer , paraphrase and analyse the content .
Resources required for conducting the activity
Text book , dictionary , blackboard and chalk .
Class Activity Details
Step 1 . Write the topic on board and ask questions related to the topic so as to make some guesses to validate the relevance of the title .
Step 2 . Pick out a few key words from the passage and write them on the board .
Step 3 . Discuss the words with some context in real life to bring out the meaning .
Step 4 . Now read the passage meaningfully with correct pronunciation and intonation for the first time .
Step 5 . Ask children some straight and direct questions from the passage to develop interest and check whether they were paying attention .
Step 6 . During this question hour session most of the information given in the passage will come out from the students .
Step 7 . Now is the time to go for inferential questions which are a level above the direct questions . This will need some explanation .
Step 8 . Ask the the students to read the passage aloud .
Step 9 . Give a them an assignment on reading comprehension which includes reading of the next passages and answering the given questions .
Practice worksheets
Short questions from an unseen passage with equivalent difficulty level .
http://www.k12reader.com/reading-comprehension/Gr4_Wk20_Charge_It.pdf
http://www.k12reader.com/reading-comprehension/Gr4_Wk3_Chaparral_Ecosystems.pdf
Uploaded File
Brainstorming questions asked in class
Why do you read newspaper ?
What do you get to learn from a magazine ?
How is a dictionary helpful in reading ?
Evaluation parameters to assess the understanding of the students
Clearly explained, Knowledgeable, Precise, Organized, Informative
Impromptu changes made if any during activity, reasons
Questions asked from text can be changed to enable student' s response . Depending on the level of students reading stretagy can be changed .
Any suggestions for other teachers while implementing this activity in classroom.
There are different strategies for reading . They should keep the Childen' s level of understanding in mind while making the choice .
