Reading
CURRICULUM FOCUS
We are learning to synthesise with a non-fiction text.
VOCABULARY
Synthesise: Combining new learnings with our prior knowledge to form conclusions about the text.
Non-fiction: A text that is real and based on truth.
Prior Knowledge: The information you already know about a topic.
ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING
Choose a nonfiction book from home that you haven’t read before. Synthesise using the ACP Chart.
Access (Prior Knowledge) | Content (New Information) | Process (Thinking) |
Before you begin reading, record all of your prior knowledge about the topic in the access column.
As you read, record your new learnings in the content column.
After reading, record your thinking in the process column. What questions do you have? What can you infer about the topic?
Did your thinking, about the topic change or stay the same?