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Reading for purpose
Before students read a text
The teacher:
• makes a decision about:
– the selection of text, ensuring the text is at an appropriate level for comprehension
– altenative text formats required by individual students, eg symbols, Braille
– the purpose for reading, ie what will be the focus of students’ learning
–
that will assist students to understand the text and focus on the
intended purpose of reading, eg ‘Who is the story about?’
– vocabulary and/or text features that require pre-teaching
– the
and instructional scaffolding that may be required to
assist students in comprehending a text
• prepares students to focus on comprehending a text by identifying the purpose and
audience of the text, reinforcing that the purpose affects the structure, tone, degree
of formality and sequence (National Inquiry 2005)
• provides students with scaffolds to assist them in using relevant learning strategies
• encourages students to use
while they read.
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Support Materials for Students with Special Education Needs
English K–6
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IMPLEMENTATION
Examples of base words with prefixes and suffixes:
For the word
baker
:
Step 1:
Find the base word (part of the word the student knows), ie
bake.
Step 2:
Separate the prefixes or suffixes from the base word, ie
bake
+
er.
Step 3:
Determine the meaning of each part. That is:
bake:
cook food by putting in a hot oven
er:
person who does action (note:
er
has other meanings).
Step 4:
Combine both meanings together to predict the meaning of the whole word,
ie
baker
is a person who cooks food in an oven.
Step 5:
Check whether the predicted meaning makes sense within the context of the
sentence or story.
Examples of compound words:
For the word
rowboat
:
Step 1:
Separate the compound word into smaller words, ie
row
+
boat.
Step 2:
Define each part:
row
: to move a boat by pulling on an oar
boat
: a vessel that sits on water.
Step 3:
Combine both meanings together to predict the meaning of the whole word,
ie a boat with oars and no motor.
Step 4:
Check whether the predicted meaning makes sense within the context of the
sentence or story.