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Reading Comprehension - Skills for Life (9-11 Years)

In this ongoing class, students will study a variety of texts and learn strategies to develop their reading comprehension skills.
Sue Steer BEd
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(321)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 5
This ongoing class will cover the key areas which children need to know and understand in order to improve their comprehension of texts.

The emphasis will be on discussion, questioning and searching for meaning.

Each week we will study a different fiction or non-fiction text extract, with a focus on one or more of the following skills:

Making connections between the text and the students' existing knowledge, in order to gain a greater understanding of the content.

Retrieving Information
Answering questions like 'Who did...?', 'Where did...?', 'How did...?', 'What happened when...?' 

Explaining
Answering questions like 'Explain how the character got out of trouble.' 'Explain how the character helped his friend.' 'Explain why these animals are under threat of extinction.' 

Summarizing / Predicting
Identifying key words to summarize a text and making predictions beyond the text. 

Inference
'Reading between the lines' to discover meaning which is implicit rather than explicit in a text.

Throughout the classes, students will be taught the importance of questioning and researching the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

Learning Goals

Students will improve their ability to make personal connections with a text, retrieve information, explain their answers, summarize, make predictions and infer meaning. Students will increase their vocabulary knowledge.
learning goal

Other Details

Supply List
All reading material will be uploaded to the classroom by the teacher, prior to each class.
Language of Instruction
English (Level: A2)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
5.0
321reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Sheffield City Polytechnic (Now Sheffield Hallam University)
I am an English Specialist with 38 years' teaching experience.

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$30

weekly

1x per week
55 min
Completed by 88 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-11
3-8 learners per class

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