Recap of previous reading, discussion in partners what have happened in the story so far, reviewing and revisiting their knowledge
Teacher using questioning to summarise the story; pointers of characters, relationships, themes, narrator. Comprehension being drawn upon to assess children's current understanding of the book
Use of book illustrations
Technical vocabulary; summary, plot, characters
Teacher-guided reading - as a class, with the children following
Pupils take over reading out loud independently, taking turns with classmates listening. Teacher supporting by pointing out reading errors and correcting the children's mistakes and mispronunciations, using praise when the pupils have finished
Teacher keeping a fast pace of lesson - reading, discussion
Comprehension questions; actively looking through the book and discussing with friends, engaging them in deeper understanding, asking for everyones ideas and opinions. Skill of finding extract and backing up points with evidence. Teacher enquiring their understanding; what inferences does the book give, focusing on evaluative points
Teacher using formative assessment (live) going around the children as the discuss to determine their understanding and relevance of their ideas. Scaffolding the reading and understanding throughout
Teacher guiding and explaining definitions of words children are unfamiliar with
3 levels of understanding - Literal, Inferential, Evaluative
Teacher helping to widen the pupils' vocabulary by them picking out individual words from book - looking for alternatives
Encouraging grammatical and contextual awareness
Discussing the theme of feelings, picking out feelings from the book from individual characters and supporting this by use of evidence of specific pages - reading between the lines