Teaching year 5 children with reading difficulties ...
[Pages:16]Teaching year 5 children with reading difficulties, synonyms and discussing word meanings will improve their comprehension
Teaching Sequence
ACTIVITY
Clarify Terms
Target Words Vocab Building
Putting words in a context. Manipulating & experimenting with synonyms. Reflective
TASK DESCRIPTION
TIME
Orally discuss what a synonym is. Write down
what a synonym is. Our learning outcome is to
identify synonyms by looking at the title of the text 7 mins
and the illustration on the front cover of the book
Stay Calm
Look at the front cover. As a group read the title
what are other word /synonyms for the title. Write a
new title. Make a list of words which describe the 7 mins
characters on the front cover. Think of other words
which mean the same. Read the words together.
Write the words from above in a sentence. Teacher
modelling and then student make a sentence.
7 mins
Each student cut up a sentences, put them back
together. Read the sentence aloud. Then swap
10 mins
synonyms from their sentence to another student s
sentence. Read the new sentence aloud.
Ask each child what they have learnt in the session.
Give assistance to verbalise their learning if
5 mins
required.
ACTIVITY
TASK DESCRIPTION
TIME
Talk about what a synonym is. Give a definition.
Clarifying Terms Revise synonyms given for the title and front cover 5 mins
characters.
Learning outcome: To read first 2 pages of text and
identify synonyms for target words.
Read the first 2 pages of the text, stopping to
Text Reading identify & discuss synonyms for the target words. 10 mins
Target Words Normal, collecting, warm, long, leaped, good,
swayed.
Synonyms & vocab building
Write target words and match with synonyms. Read words in groups of similar meanings. Orally make 10 mins up sentences with the words.
Manipulate & experiment with synonyms
Students take turns to act out target words. Others guess the word and give a synonym for the word.
5 mins
Reflective
Re read text. Ask each child what they have learnt in the session. 5 Mins Give assistance to verbalise their learning if required.
ACTIVITY Clarify Terms
Text Reading Target Words
TASK DESCRIPTION
TIME
Revise Synonyms from previous session.
Retell story so far.
5 min
Learning outcome: To read next 2 pages of text
and identify synonyms for target words.
Read the next 2 pages of the text, stopping to
identify & discuss synonyms for the target words. 10 min
Closer, peeked, speaks, strange, urgent, bundled
Synonyms & vocab building
Manipulate & experiment with synonyms
Orally locate target words in the text and use a synonym to replace the target word. Make flash cards of words and synonyms. Play a matching game with target words and their synonyms. Play the game again using words from previous sessions.
10 min 5 min
Reflective
Re read text and retell what has been read. Encourage the use of synonyms. Children verbalise 5 min what they have learnt in the session.
ACTIVITY Clarify Terms
Text Reading Target Words
Synonyms & vocab building
TASK DESCRIPTION Revise Synonyms from previous session. Retell story so far. Learning outcome: To read next 2 pages of text and identify synonyms for target words. Read the next 2 pages of the text, stopping to identify & discuss synonyms for the target words. Explanation, experimental, co-operation, anti climax, trudged Orally locate target words in the text and use a synonym to replace the target word. Make flash cards of words and synonyms.
TIME 5 min 10 min 5 min
Manipulate & experiment with synonyms
Cloze activity with target words. I will include some of the previously used words.
10 min
Reflective
Re read text and retell what has been read. Encourage the use of synonyms. Children verbalise 5 min what they have learnt in the session.
ACTIVITY Clarify Terms
Text Reading Target Words
Synonyms & vocab building Manipulate & experiment with synonyms
TASK DESCRIPTION
TIME
Revise Synonyms from previous session.
Retell story so far.
5 min
Learning outcome: To read next 2 pages of text
and identify synonyms for target words.
Read the next 2 pages of the text, stopping to
identify & discuss synonyms for the target words. 10 min
Wander, staring, creature, monstrous, huge,
remembered
Orally locate target words in the text and use a
synonym to replace the target word. Make flash
5 min
cards of words and synonyms.
Find synonyms for target words by looking through
the newspaper
10 min
Reflective
Re read text and retell what has been read.
5 min
Encourage the use of synonyms. Children verbalise
what they have learnt in the session.
ACTIVITY Clarify Terms
Text Reading Target Words
TASK DESCRIPTION Revise Synonyms from previous session. Retell story so far. Learning outcome: To read next 2 pages of text and identify synonyms for target words. Read the next 2 pages of the text, stopping to identify & discuss synonyms for the target words. Screamed, crazy, frantically, nasty, pounding
TIME 5 min
10 min
Synonyms & vocab building
Manipulate & experiment with synonyms
Each student makes 2 flashcards one with a target word and the other with a matching synonym. Present to group
Make a group wordfind with the target words and use the synonyms as clues
5 min 10 min
Reflective
Re read text and retell what has been read. Encourage the use of synonyms. Children verbalise 5 min what they have learnt in the session.
ACTIVITY Clarify Terms
Text Reading Target Words
TASK DESCRIPTION Revise Synonyms from previous session. Retell story so far. Learning outcome: To read next 2 pages of text and identify synonyms for target words. Read the next 2 pages of the text, stopping to identify & discuss synonyms for the target words. Panic, enormous, authorities, scary, though.
TIME 5 min
10min
Synonyms & vocab building
Match the target words with prepared synonyms.
5 min
Manipulate & experiment with synonyms
Reflective
Look at all the synonyms we have gathered from
the text so far and group them according to
10 min
meaning. E.g walking words pounding, trudged.
Add any others words known by the students
Re read text and retell what has been read.
Encourage the use of synonyms. Children verbalise 5 min
what they have learnt in the session.
ACTIVITY Clarify Terms
Text Reading Target Words
Synonyms & vocab building
Manipulate & experiment with synonyms
TASK DESCRIPTION
TIME
Revise Synonyms from previous session.
Retell story so far.
5 min
Learning outcome: To read next 2 pages of text
and identify synonyms for target words.
Read the next 2 pages of the text, stopping to
identify & discuss synonyms for the target words. 10 min
Count on, sensible, burst, slither, good
Continue matching game with all the synonyms and
target words can we add other words to any of the 5 min
target words
Write target words in a sentence.
10 min
Reflective
Re read text and retell what has been read. Encourage the use of synonyms. Children verbalise 5 min what they have learnt in the session.
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