Oral and Written Comprehension – Basic 2 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Examine and label pictures in books
2. List and identify comprehension strategies
3. Apply comprehension strategies to text

Content

Advanced Picture Reading Skills

What to Look for in Pictures:

1. People – How many? What are they doing? How do they feel?
2. Objects – What things do you see? What are they used for?
3. Settings – Where is this happening? Inside or outside?
4. Actions – What is happening in the picture?
5. Details – What small things do you notice?

Sample Picture Analysis

Picture Description: Children in a Playground

Labels to Add:

• Children, swings, slide, sandbox
• Happy faces, playing, running
• Trees, grass, blue sky
• Teacher watching, safety

Questions About the Picture:

• How many children are in the picture?
• What equipment do you see?
• What are the children doing?
• How do the children feel?
• What is the weather like?

Comprehension Strategies Review and Extension

1. Before reading strategies

Preview Strategy:

• Read the title
• Look at all pictures
• Predict what will happen
• Think about what you already know

Question Setting:

• What do I want to learn?
• What questions do I have?
• What might this be about?

2. During reading strategies

Picture-Text Matching:

• Look at pictures while reading
• Match words to what you see
• Use pictures to understand new words

Stop and Think:

• Pause after each paragraph
• Ask: What just happened?
• Check if your predictions were right
• Make new predictions

Visualizing:

• Make pictures in your mind
• Imagine what characters look like
• Picture where the story happens

3. After reading strategies

Summarizing:

• What were the main events?
• Who were the main characters?
• Where did it happen?
• How did it end?

Connecting:

• How does this relate to my life?
• Have I experienced something similar?
• What does this remind me of?

Questioning:

• What did I learn?
• What would I like to know more about?
• Did I understand everything?

Comprehension Practice Passage

“The Lost Kitten”

One sunny morning, Emma heard a soft crying sound from her garden. She looked outside and saw a tiny gray kitten hiding under the rose bush. The kitten looked scared and hungry. Emma’s mother gave her some warm milk in a small bowl. Slowly, the kitten came out and drank the milk. Emma named the kitten Smoky because of its gray fur. They put up posters around the neighborhood to find Smoky’s owner. After three days, a little girl named Sarah came to their house. She was so happy to find her lost pet. Emma was sad to see Smoky go, but she felt good about helping.

Applying Strategies to “The Lost Kitten”

Before Reading:

• Preview: Title suggests someone loses and finds a kitten
• Predict: Someone will help the lost kitten
• Questions: Who lost the kitten? Will they find the owner?

During Reading:

• Visualize: Gray kitten under rose bush, Emma with milk
• Picture-Text Match: Scared kitten matches with “hiding”
• Stop and Think: Emma is kind – she helps the kitten

After Reading:

• Summarize: Emma found lost kitten, cared for it, found real owner
• Connect: Have you ever helped a lost animal?
• Question: How did Emma feel at the end?

Labeling Exercise

Label these parts of the story:

• Characters: Emma, Emma’s mother, Sarah, Smoky
• Setting: Emma’s garden, neighborhood
• Problem: Kitten is lost and scared
• Solution: Emma helps and finds the owner
• Feeling: Happy ending for everyone