Friday, 24 November 2023

Research

Beavers (Britannica Kids)

Beavers (Science Kids)

Beavers (National Geographic For Kids)

Beavers (Kiddle)

Beavers (International Beaver Day)





Lizards (Sofia)
I am reading PMs at Purple (Levels 19-20 (7 - 7.5 years)
I am independently selecting and reading small simple chapter books at 7-8 reading age level.
I sometimes breathe after a comma and or pause at the end of a sentence in texts at Purple level.
I am continuing to learn how to check that what I'm reading at Purple level looks right, sounds right. 
I am continuing to make my out-loud reading of texts at Purple level sound fluent, phrased and expressive.
I am continuing to stretch (segment) unfamiliar words using: blends, digraphs, tri-graphs, chunks of sound, rhyme and word endings in texts at Purple level.
I am beginning to use strategies to insert a word that makes sense when I don't know the word (in a cloze passage) - read to the end of the sentence to look for clues, then insert the word when I read the sentence again.
I am continuing to discuss the pictures, character, setting, problem, plot, own experiences and make predictions in texts at Purple level.
I am beginning to retell a story at Levels 19 and 20 in sequence and with details.
I am continuing to create personal responses to texts and share eg ask and answer questions at Purple level. I can accept others' point of view.
I am beginning to identify simple ideas from non-fiction texts at Purple level.
I am continuing to build my vocabulary by increasing the number of words I can read and understand i texts at Purple level.
I am beginning to read a range of texts and identify the differences and similarities between the types of texts at Purple level.
I am beginning to use references such as dictionaries and atlases.
I am beginning to use reading comprehension strategies at Purple level - connecting to prior knowledge, predicting sensibly, making pictures in my mind and retelling.