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Nailing Non-Fiction Comprehension Age 12 to 15
Karen Bunyan
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(378)
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In this ongoing class learners, aged 12 to 15, will read non-fiction texts in order to improve their reading skills and their ability to write detailed, extended answers to comprehension questions. #academic
Class Experience
US Grade 7 - 9
This ongoing class is ideal for students who need to improve or master their reading comprehension skills. The high interest comprehensions (covering a wide variety of topics such as - history, geography, the natural world, current affairs, biographies and science topics) challenge students to develop the core reading skills: retrieval, vocabulary, summary, inference, compare and contrast, prediction and author choice. Students will be challenged with 1, 2, 3 , 4 or 5 mark questions...
- Students will improve their core reading skills, ability to understand the different types of reading questions and their ability to write detailed, extended answers to comprehension questions.
I am a qualified English Teacher having taught in the UK for over 20 years - covering KS2, KS3, KS4 and 6th form (ages 8 to 18)
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: includedFeedback: includedDetails: Students are expected to read the comprehension before class and if independent work is not completed in class time to complete it after class and then send for marking and feedback.Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: Questions are marked according to a numerical assessment of 1 to 5 marks.Grading
Frequency: includedDetails:
All resources for the lesson are provided.
Text are purpose written by Twinkl and age appropriate - covering high interest topics.
Reading resources are from Twinkl - purpose written, age appropriate comprehensions, that cover a wide variety of high interest topics specifically for the age group.
Joined June, 2020
4.9
378reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hi - thank you for taking the time to read my profile. My name is Karen and I moved to rural Lincolnshire in 2019 - before that I lived and worked in London for 30 years. I am a qualified English Teacher and I also have a BA Hons Degree in...
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Group Class
$18
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 51 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-15
3-11 learners per class
