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engages students’ attention prior to shared reading
prompts students to use active listening behaviours
previews the text and asks students to predict what they think might happen
provides a specific focus for the reading, eg the teacher says ‘T
to a narrative. I want you to listen to how the author uses language to describe the
characters. This is called descriptive language.’
provides students with strategies and opportunities to visualise the setting
uses gestures, intonation and emphasis to draw attention to key aspects of the narrative
identifies and makes decisions about vocabulary instruction to ensure comprehension
of the text
pairs words that are familiar to the students with new or subject-specific vocabulary
(eg verbs/doing words, problem/complication)
provides repeated models of and opportunities to use new vocabulary
assists students to relate the experiences and feelings of characters (eg Koala Lou)
to their own life
uses incidental teaching situations to expand on or add meaning to students’ oral
language (eg using
prompts students, if necessary
(eg using
records the target language used by students on a checklist for assessment purposes.
, to use correct language and sentence structure
oday we’re listening
Learning experiences and assessment opportunities
As part of this unit, the teacher is planning to implement the following teaching and learning
experiences and assessment opportunities. The class has previously learnt about the narrative
text type.
The teacher has documented the adjustments that Isabella needs in order to access the
planned learning experiences and assessment opportunities.
Modelling
The teacher reviews the purpose of a narrative. A narrative:
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The teacher reviews the structure of a narrative using a visual scaffold. The visual scaffold
is displayed on the interactive whiteboard. The teacher highlights the relevant stage of the
narrative on the visual scaffold as she talks.
The teacher says
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entertains the listener or reader because it deals with unusual or unexpected events
teaches listeners or readers that problems should be dealt with and explores ways in
which they may be resolved.
‘the beginning or orientation introduces the main characters (
the time
when
and place
where
the story (narrative) begins. This is called the setting.
who
or
what
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Support Materials for Students with Special Education Needs
English K–6
Case Studies
CASE STUDY 1
