Louis Fidge Reading Comprehension 4 2001

Com prehension

Louis Fidge

Contents

Page

6

Unit 1

Maui makes the sun go slower

Unit 2

My pet dinosaur

Unit 3

The old man and the strong man

10

Unit 4

A newspaper report

12

Unit 5

The airman

14

Unit 6

Kevin saves the world

16

Unit 7

The magic dress

18

Unit 8

Confucius - a very wise man

21

Unit 9

Different kinds of letters

24

Unit 10

The danger of television!

27

Unit 11

Hori, the greedy brother

30

Unit 12

Life in ancient Egypt

33

Unit 13

An alphabet of food

36

Unit 14

A good night's work

39

Unit 15

Famous explorers

42

Unit 16

How to keep a bird diary

45

Unit 17

I visited a village

48

Unit 18

Martha's mistakes

54

Unit 19

Anansi and the alligator eggs

51

Unit 20

Endangered animals

58

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Sente nce comple t ion Present and past tense, (Irregular) Consonant digraph q u

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My pet din osaur Humorous poem Questions (lit eral/ appreciative) Com mo n nouns Con sonant dig raph th The old man and th e str ong man

I Story wi th a mora l issue Q uest ions (liter al/i nfe rent ial) Catego rising adject ives Simi lar sounds of ow and ou

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Unit 4 Text Type Text Level Se nte nce Level Word Level

A newspaper report Report True/ false statements Speech marks (di rect speech) Lon g and shor t ea sound s

Unit 5 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Wor d Level

The airman Shape poem Q uestions (appreciative /eval uative) Conjunction s Rhymin g

Unit 6 Text Type Text Level Sent ence Level Wo rd Level

Kevin saves the world Sci-f i/ Fantasy adventure Corr ectin g errors in statements Personal pron ouns Use of apost rophes in contr actions

Unit 7 Text Type Text Level Sente nce Level Word Level

The magic dress Fant asy Sequencing Person al pronoun s Sound of igh

Unit 8 Text Type Text Level Se ntence Level Word Level

Confucius - a very wise man A uto biography Q uestions (literal/ inf erent ial!evaluat ive Pluralisation of noun s - change f to v and add es Similar sounds of 0; and oy

Unit 9 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

Different kinds of letters Letter w riti ng Features of presentation and layou t/ questions Focus on adverbs Changi ng adjectives into adverbs by suff ixing wi t h Iy

Unit 10 Text Type Text Level I Sent ence Level Word Level

The danger of television! Story with mor al issue True/fals e state ments Forming compa rati ve and superlative adject ives Prefixing wit h un and dis - opposit es

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Unit 11 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

Hori, the greedy brother Story with a moral issue Sentence complet ion (multiple choice) Collective nouns Synonym s

Unit 12 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

Life in ancient Egypt Information text (non-ch ronological report ) Features of the text/questions Simple present and past tense Changin g nouns to adject ives by suffi xing w ith tul/less

Unit 13 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

An alphabet of food Alphabetically-organised poem Features of poem/questions Adjectives (similes) Alphabeti cal ord er (first and second lett ers)

Unit 14 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

A good night's work Adventure story Questions (literal) Speech marks (direct speech) Letter patterns - are, air, ear

Unit 15 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

Famous explorers Inform ation text Formattin g information in form of chart Adverbs Syllabificat ion

Unit 16 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

How to keep a bird diary Instructions Q uestions (Iiteral/i nferential/appreciativ e) Identifying grammatical errors in sentences Sound of ir

Unit 17 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

I visited a village Poem with patterned langu age and a mor al Features of poem/questions Prepositions Soft c and g as in ace and age

Unit 18 Text Type Text Level Sent ence Level Word Level

Martha's mistakes Story with familiar setting Quest ions (literal/inferent ial/evaluat ive) General punctuation Sound of ur

Unit 19 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

Anansi and the alligator eggs Traditional story in form of a play Features of the play/question s Present, past and future tense Sounds of er and or

Unit 20 Text Type Text Level Sentence Level Word Level

Endangered animals Information text (non-chronological report) Questions (lite ral/inferential/ evaluative) Pluralisation of nouns - irregular nouns Prefixes ­ en and re

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Teacher's Notes r d

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The texts Each book in the series in t rod uces pup ils t o a w ide range of culturally appro priate t ext types, including fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Th e books are carefully gr aded according to readabilit y and are increm ental in difficulty. The books provid e a valuable complement to any other resources or series currently being used . The fact that each unit is structured in the same way makes the books accessible and easy to use.

The related activities The related activities support the development of essent ial reading skills at Text Level, encouraging pupils to read at different levels including literal, inferential and evaluative comprehension skills . The stimulus passages are also used to help pupils deve lop skills at Sentence Level (grammar and punctuation) and W ord Level (spelling and vocabulary) .

The Skills, Scope and Sequence Chart The 'Skills, Scope and Sequence Chart' (on pages 2 - 3) provides an immediate overview of text types included and skills being developed at Text, Sentence and Wo rd Level. Th is chart is very helpful for planning purposes.

Using the books To gain maximum benefit from th e books, it is suggested that th ey are used systematically, working through each unit one at a time, in the given ord er. However, the books may also be used fle xibly, select ing units as desired to complement other work being done in class.

Tackling the texts The stimulus texts may be tackled in a variety of ways. They could be used for shared reading. This could take the form of the teacher reading the whole text to the class or inviting different pupils to contribute as appropriate. Certain texts e.g. poems, provide an ideal opportunity for whole class participation. Alternatively, the pupils could be asked to read the text silently or read it aloud in pairs or in groups. Whatever approach is used, to make the most of each text it should be discussed to ensure pupils have a good grasp of the literal meaning of the text and any vocabulary th ey may not have met before. The related Text Level activities may initially be done as a class verba lly to help pupils reflect on the texts .

Tackling the related activities The related activities at Text, Sentence and Word Level may be used systematically or selectively as desired. However they are used, it is suggested that prior to working any activity there is some discussion with the pupils to ensure they understand what is required of them .

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Teaching Features Units of work There are 20 units of work (of either two, three or four pages in length). Each unit is structured in the same way i.e. a stimulus text, followed by three different levels of activities (Text, Sentence and Word Level).

Unit number and title

Text Level activities (a range of differentiated comprehension tasks)

Sentence Level activities (Grammar or punctuation tasks)

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