Chapter 3: Reading Skills
What you need to learn in this chapter
This chapter aims to develop students’ ability to read and comprehend both linear and non-linear texts using effective reading strategies. Students will learn to recognise words by applying their knowledge of letter sounds, blend phonemes to form words, and segment words into phonemes for spelling.
Through structured exercises, students will identify and distinguish letters of the alphabet, articulate beginning, medial, and final sounds, and use word attack skills to derive meaning from unfamiliar words. They will also enhance their dictionary skills to support independent reading.
Students will explore a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts to understand main ideas and specific details. The chapter will further reinforce their grasp of grammatical concepts such as past, present, and future tenses while expanding their vocabulary within different thematic contexts.
By the end of this chapter, students will be able to read with confidence and enjoyment, extract key information from texts, and apply their understanding across various reading materials.
Topics in this chapter
1. Recognise words in linear and non-linear texts by using knowledge of sounds of letters
What you will learn in this topic
- Identify and distinguish the letters of the alphabet
- Distinguish and articulate beginning, medial and final sound words
- Blend phonemes to recognise words
- Segment words into phonemes to spell
2. Understand a variety of linear and non-linear print and digital texts by using appropriate reading strategies
What you will learn in this topic
- Understand the main idea in a variety of text types on familiar topics
- Understand specific details in a variety of text types on familiar topics
- Use appropriate word attack skills to understand specific meaning
- Use appropriate basic dictionary skills
3. Read independently for information and enjoyment
What you will learn in this topic
- Read and understand a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts with confidence and enjoyment
4. Gender
5. Past Continuous Tense
6. Present Continuous Tense
7. Reading Comprehension
8. Simple Future Tense
9. Simple Past Tense
10. Simple Present Tense
11. Topic With Theme
12. Vocabulary
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