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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Glossary
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1 ~au i makes t he sun go slow er
Myth (from New Zealand)
Type
Text Level
Sent ence Level
W..::rj Level
Unit 2
Text Type
Text Level
Sente nce Level
Word Level
Unit 3
Text Type
Text Level
Sentence Level
Word Level
Sente nce comple t ion
Present and past tense, (Irregular)
Consonant digraph q u
I
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
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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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