Reading comprehension activities

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Johannes
Book Reading " most commonly used strategy to improve reading fluency is the reading and rereading of familiar texts. So read aloud and also associated with the all the new development in fluent reading.
1. ■ In this lesson, you will generate questions about a text before, during,
and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information
2. What does an Engineer do?
■ An engineer is someone who
designs, maintains, or develops
systems like transportation,
computer software, or construction
■ They typically make $54,000-
$84,000
■ Engineers should take classes like
physics and algebra but also need
English classes for report writing.
3. Warm Up
■ Think of your favorite book, tv
show, or movie.
■ Ask a partner or friend in your
session if they have heard of it,
■ If not, ask what they think it is
about, based on the title.
■ Do the same for their favorite
book, tv show, or movie.
4. Before Reading a Story
A title and picture of a book can
you tell you a lot about the story.
You could look at a character’s
face to see how they are feeling, or
you may even get a sneak peek at
what happens to the character.
What are some things you see on
these book covers?
5. During and After Reading
When reading a story, ask yourself the following
- Who is the story about?
- What is happening in the story?
- Where does the story take place?
- When does the story take place?
- Why did characters make certain decisions?
- How does this apply to me?
- Is this a thin question, meaning right there in
the text?
- Is this a thick question, meaning I need to
think and wonder?
6. I Do
■ Look at the title and picture this book.
■ 1. How do you think the boy is feeling in New Kid?
– Sad, confused, worried.
■ 2. What part of his facial features makes him seem
this way?
– He has no smile. His eyebrows make him look
worried.
7. I Do
■ 1. How do you think the girl is feeling in The Day You
Begin?
– Happy, excited, curious
■ 2. What else about this book makes you think it might
be a happy story?
– The colors and text are cheerful.
8. I Do
■ 3. Compare/contrast the
covers and titles.
■ New Kid seems like a story
about a boy who is new to his
school and is feeling scared or
worried.
■ The Day You Begin is also
about school, but the girl
seems excited to walk into the
classroom and does not seem
scared.
9. We Do
■ Read the short passage and answer the questions below:
When Maya was walking to school, she heard a lot of noise on the street. Some
engineers were working on the foundation of the new community center. Mrs. Fisher
was walking her dog and he wouldn’t stop barking. This made Maya scared, since
loud sounds make her nervous. She ran all the way to school.
1. What would you title this story?
2. What face do you think Maya would make if there was a picture with this story?
10. We Do
■ Read the short passage and answer the questions below:
When Maya was walking to school, she heard a lot of noise on the street. Some
engineers were working on the foundation of the new community center. Mrs. Fisher
was walking her dog and he wouldn’t stop barking. This made Maya scared, since
loud sounds make her nervous. She ran all the way to school.
What ideas did you come up with? Make sure everyone
1. What would you title this story? shares with the group!
2. What face do you think Maya would make if there was a picture with this story?
Maya's picture in the book would look something like
this. The picture would need to show that she was scared
and nervous of loud sounds.
11. We Do
■ Using the story about Maya going to school, answer the following
questions
When Maya was walking to school, she heard a lot of noise on the street.
Some engineers were working on the foundation of the new community
center. Mrs. Fisher was walking her dog and he wouldn’t stop barking. This
made Maya scared, since loud sounds make her nervous. She ran all the way
to school.
■ 1. Who are the characters in this story?
■ 2. Where is Maya going?
■ 3. How is Maya feeling?
12. We Do
■ Using the story about Maya going to school, answer the following questions
When Maya was walking to school, she heard a lot of noise on the street. Some
engineers were working on the foundation of the new community center. Mrs. Fisher was
walking her dog and he wouldn’t stop barking. This made Maya scared, since loud
sounds make her nervous. She ran all the way to school.
■ 1. Who are the characters in this story? Maya, Mrs. Fisher, some engineers
■ 2. Where is Maya going? To school
■ 3. How is Maya feeling? Scared, nervous
13. You Do
What are some things you notice about the
cover and title of the book?
14. You Do
What are some things you notice about the
cover and title of the book?
Who?- This book is about a girl named
Ruby
How?- She might be feeling worried
What?- We don’t know what the reason is
yet, but when we read the story, we will
think about this
15. Reading Comprehension activity
■ In the following slides, you will work with a non-fiction text. Non-fiction means that
the information in the passage is true and informative.
■ The tutor can read through the passage or you can all take turns.
■ After reading for the first time, generate some of your own questions about the story
(see slide after passage for further directions)
■ After going through your own questions, answer the reading comprehension
questions.
■ Make sure you go back through the text to find the right answers.
16. You Do
Read the following passage and answer the questions on the next slide using the reading.
17. Before we get to the comprehension
questions, let's go back to the passage and
generate some of our own questions:
What is this story about?
Why is this passage important information to know?
Come up with some questions using: who, what, when, where, how, why
What questions did you come up with? Now spend some time answering those,
and then move on to answering the reading comprehension questions.
18.
19. The correct answer is B.
The correct answer is C.
The correct answer is D.
The correct answer is B.
20. Exit Ticket
■ My class is going to the movies on a field trip next week. We have to get
permission slips signed before we go. We also need to ask our parents if they will
drive to the movie theater. We are going to see a movie that tells the story from a
book we read. We love it when movies are made from books, and it is fun to
compare the movie to the book. I usually like the book better. We get to the movie
early so we can buy popcorn, while some of us buy candy and slushies too. We all
enjoy watching the movie. When we return to school, we talk about things that
were in the movie and the book. The movie and book are similar, but we all agree
that we like the book better though. Books let you picture the characters any way
you want to picture them while a movie does it for you. I like to use my
imagination to create my own version of the story.
■ What would you title this passage?
■ Create at least 3 of your own questions using who, what, when, where, why, or
how that you could ask while during your reading.
21. You did great today!
■ You learned about generating questions about a text before,
during, and after reading a passage.
■ Does anyone have any questions?
■ You did great at participating today! Thank you!