Lessons in Teaching Reading Comprehension in Primary Schools / Edition 1

by Suzanne Horton, Louise Beattie, Branwen Bingle

Overview

Lesson planning in line with the new Primary National Curriculum!

Why do we teach children to read? It is not merely to decode the words. We teach them to derive meaning from the text, to comprehend it. To not just read the lines, but to read between the lines and even read beyond the lines. So how can you make teaching comprehension in primary schools effective and engaging? How are you ensuring that children are finding meaning in what they read and how do we support more able readers to learn more? What does a good 'reading' lesson look like? This book demonstrates the effective teaching of reading through exemplar lessons. It discusses what makes them good lesson plans and how they can be adapted to suit different classes and different schools.

In particular, this book helps you to meet the needs of more able readers particularly in years 5 and 6, outlining ways to challenge more able pupils to support them with the level 6 tests in Year 6. It helps you to cultivate your subject knowledge and invigorate your classroom teaching through focusing on what children need to learn and how to teach it. Did you know that this book is part of the Lessons in Teaching series?

WHAT IS THE LESSONS IN TEACHING SERIES?
Suitable for any teacher at any stage of their career, the books in this series are packed with great ideas for teaching engaging, outstanding lessons in your primary classroom. The Companion Website accompanying the series includes extra resources including tips, lesson starters, videos and Pinterest boards.

Books in this series: Lessons in Teaching Grammar in Primary Schools, Lessons in Teaching Computing in Primary Schools, Lessons in Teaching Number and Place Value in Primary Schools, Lessons in Teaching Reading Comprehension in Primary Schools, Lesson in Teaching Phonics in Primary Schools

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473916142
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/05/2015
Series:	Lessons in Teaching
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Suzanne Horton is subject leader for Primary English at the University of Worcester and teaches on a range of postgraduate and undergraduate modules. She is currently involved in the Lifelong Readers Project in cooperation with a number of European partners, funded with support from the European Commission.

Louise Beattie is Senior Lecturer in Secondary English at the University of Worcester.

Branwen Bingle is Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at the University of Worcester. In addition to her lecturing role, Branwen is currently working on doctoral research into children’s literature and its potential influence on professional identity construction/aspiration.

Table of Contents

The authors vi

Acknowledgements vii

1 What is reading? 1

2 Reading in context 9

3 Year 1: Using questioning with picture books 21

4 Year 2: Developing reading comprehension through poetry 37

5 Year 3: Oral storytelling and reading comprehension 51

6 Year 3: Reading non-fiction 64

7 Year 4: Identifying themes 74

8 Year 4: Playing with plays 87

9 Year 5: Using drama with a class novel 100

10 Year 5: Using moving image to develop critical reading 115

11 Year 6: Using drama to analyse a Shakespeare text 126

12 Year 6: Analysing pre-twentieth century literature 138

13 Moving on: Reading for pleasure 150

Index 159