Preliminary, During and Post-Reading Flashcards for Struggling Readers

What is the purpose of this resource?

To enable pupils to immerse themselves confidently in reading by teaching them how to process subject matter as they read and equipping them with the tools to assimilate the text’s content

Why would I want to use this resource?

To enable pupils to become competent readers that:

Engage fully with a text at the word and sentence level and use that information to make sense of the text’s composition and its effect on the reader;

Recognise and understand that texts comply with generic structures, and as a result, are created for particular purposes and have identifiable audiences;

Appreciate that a reader’s interpretation of a text depends on their life experiences and also any previous reading experiences that they can bring to the table;

Comprehend that texts are structured in specific ways to convey meaning, and that over time, regular readers will be able to perceive and predict these generic patterns – even in unfamiliar texts;

Understand the importance and impact of textual features such as pictures, font types, layout and the semantic field (i.e. the author’s specific choice of language);

Ask questions of all texts before, during and after reading.