Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

This week we have been practising how to synthesise. We combine our ideas, thoughts, and opinions to understand the text as a whole. 

VOCABULARY

Synthesise: A process of pulling together background knowledge, newly learned ideas, connections, inferences and summaries into a complete and original understanding of the text.

Summarising: Recalling the main points or ideas.

Determining importance: Determine the difference between important and interesting events. 

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

CTogether with your child, watch some fractured fairy tales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80tjJmXc0sI 

Practise synthesising: 

Prediction + What we know = synthesis.

Use the following guiding questions to assist with synthesising;

Before reading- What do you think this text will be about? What might happen?

During reading- Was your prediction correct? Has your thinking changed? How?

After reading- How did your thoughts change when reading? What do you think now?