Chapter 3: Reading Skills
What you need to learn in this chapter
This chapter focuses on building students’ ability to read and understand a variety of linear and non-linear texts, both in print and digital formats. Students will develop essential reading strategies to recognize words using letter-sound knowledge, enhancing their ability to decode unfamiliar words effectively.
Through targeted exercises, students will learn to identify and distinguish letters of the alphabet, articulate beginning, medial, and final sounds in words, and blend or segment phonemes for better word recognition and spelling. They will also practice understanding the main ideas and specific details in different text types on familiar topics.
Additionally, students will develop independent reading habits for information and enjoyment while utilizing word attack skills and basic dictionary skills to support comprehension. By the end of this chapter, students will gain confidence in reading and understanding a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts.
Topics in this chapter
1. Recognise words in linear and non-linear texts by using knowledge of sounds of letters
What you will learn in this topic
- Identify and distinguish the letters of the alphabet
- Distinguish and articulate beginning, medial and final sound words
- Blend phonemes to recognise words
- Segment words into phonemes to spell
2. Understand a variety of linear and non-linear print and digital texts by using appropriate reading strategies
What you will learn in this topic
- Understand the main idea in a variety of text types on familiar topics
- Understand specific details in a variety of text types on familiar topics
- Use appropriate word attack skills to understand specific meaning
- Use appropriate basic dictionary skills
3. Read independently for information and enjoyment
What you will learn in this topic
- Read and understand a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts with confidence and enjoyment
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