Y3 / Y4 The Abominables (by Eva Ibbotson) p.1-6 whole class guided reading

Y3 / Y4 The Abominables (by Eva Ibbotson) p.1-6 whole class guided reading. Word work, and differentiated retrieval and inference questions.

Start this 3-4 day section either with the word work (so that the children are familiar with the new words and can look out for them) or by reading pages 1-6.
Address any tricky words by trying to read/understand them in the context of the question. We also had 2 pairs of children in ‘Dictionary Corner’ that raced to find the definitions when we came across our word work words (displayed up on the board) – this worked quite well.
Next, move on to the differentiated retrieval questions and finally the differentiated inference questions.

Required text extract is available for free download at LoveReading.

Curriculum coverage
Reading
Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by:

• listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction
• reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes
• using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
• increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books
• discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination

Understand what they read, in books they can read independently, by:

• checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context
• asking questions to improve their understanding of a text
• drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
• predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
• using the first two or three letters of a word to check its spelling in a dictionary

Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by:

• extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although