Year 2 - English
Building comprehension of 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'
'Yoshi the Stonecutter': reading
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and explore the text, 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'. They use a range of strategies to decode words and build reading fluency. Finally, they learn to sequence the story and make connections to the text.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to retrieve answers from the text.
Key Notes
- Summarising what we have read can help us to remember and understand a story better.
- Skimming and scanning using your finger is a way to retrieve information quickly and accurately from a text.
- Searching for capital letters helps us to find proper nouns quickly.
- Searching for keywords can help us find answers quickly.
- Responding to texts with discussions can help to deepen our understanding.
Vocabulary To Learn
- proper noun: a specific name given to a person, place or thing
- summarise: to pull out key information and ideas from the text
- retrieval: finding key details or information in the text and extracting them
- scanning: rapidly searching the text for specific information or keywords
- discussion: the process of talking about something to exchange ideas
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to scan.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Summarising what we have read can help us to remember and understand a story better. Skimming and scanning using your finger is a way to retrieve information quickly and accurately from a text.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'proper noun'
a specific name given to a person, place or thing.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to scan. Correction: Model the process for them, narrating your strategies. For example, "I've found a capital letter in the middle of the sentence - it must be a proper noun." or "I am searching for the word river. I will look for words beginning with 'r'.".
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