We are learning to determine what is important when we read. We can’t remember everything we read, so we can remember some of the important bits, and of course some of the more interesting bits. Here are some facts about Mt Everest. Vote if you think they are really important or just…
Read More
A way to determine importance is to work out what is interesting and what is important. When you read articles at this site – kidscyber.com.au they actually write the top 2 or 3 IMPORTANT facts at the beginning of the article. How clever! Choose one of the following articles to read. Decide on the top…
Read More
Learning Intention: We are learning to determine what is important when we read and what is just interesting. We can’t possibly remember everything we read. Our brains are like a sieve, sifting what is important, what is just interesting and what we don’t need to remember at all. Image courtesy of www.webstaurantstore.com You can use a…
Read More
Learning Intention: We are learning to determine the most important points in factual and persuasive texts. When we read we have to decide what is important and what is just details. We can’t possibly remember EVERYTHING we read, so we need to sort the information in our brain. We need to find the Very Important Points,…
Read More
This fortnight we are learning to determine the most important details and events in the texts that we read. DETERMINING IMPORTANCE is also referred to as FINDING THE MAIN IDEA. Click here to practice this skill! Still have time? Here’s something that explains it – especially for Factual Texts. Thanks Tim and Moby!…
Read More
This week we are focusing on Determining Importance. Good readers are able to identify the parts of a text that are the most important. This can change depending on the type of text you are reading. To practice this skill we are going to visit the ‘Into the Book’ website. You will need the code…
Read More