This term we are learning how to Synthesise when we read. Synthesising is when your thinking changes or evolves as you read. You can visit the website “Into the book” to complete an activity about Synthesising. Step 1: Go to the website and click ‘Kids’ (skip login) Step 2: In the Students Area click ‘Synthesising’. Click ‘Part…
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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,…
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Learning Intention: We are learning to Make Inferences so we figure out exactly what the author is trying to say. Today you need to log in to the student’s area of this site. The password is on the board. You need to drag the magnifying glass into the book. Complete the following 3 tasks: A)…
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This week’s comprehension strategy is Synthesising. Can you be a synthesising hero? SCHEMA is a fancy word for background knowledge. When we read, we constantly refer to our background knowledge and add new information. Before we read something we know a little, then as we read we add on to our knowledge…
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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…
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This week we are learning to activate our background knowledge. This can also be called our prior knowledge. Our background knowledge is all the things we already know, things we have already learned, or seen, or experienced or read or heard about. When we learn or do something new, we activate the part of the…
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