Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

This week in Reading we have been learning to synthesise while we read.

VOCABULARY

Synthesise: when readers change their thinking as they read.

Prior Knowledge: what I already know about a text or topic

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

Ask your child to choose a dot book from their blue satchel and draw something that they already know about the text. 

• At first I was thinking…

Then have them read the book and draw something that they learnt. Then ask your child to form a sentence, synthesising what they already knew about the text and what they learnt. 

• Now I am thinking… 
• Has my thinking changed/ deepened/ stayed the same?

For example: a book about dogs.

At first I was thinking that dogs were just pets. Now I am thinking dogs can have jobs like police dogs. My thinking has deepened as I now know dogs can be pets and also work like adults.