Reading Skills Session 1

Sequence these pictures.
Purpose: To make the learners read the story, pick the key points and condense the story to a maximum of 6-8 lines


 * Facilitator instructs participants to refer to the activity – Picture story on page -18 in Marigold -3


 * S/he elicits from them to guess the steps followed to frame this above activity & instructs one of them to write those steps on the black board.

[Expected answers. Steps followed by the readers]:


 * 1) Read the complete lesson.
 * 2) Minimize the story to maximum of 6 to 8 lines.
 * 3) Select appropriate pictures.
 * 4) Prepare an activity sheet.


 * The facilitator forms 10 groups & assigns a lesson to each group. The participants are now instructed to follow the same steps & prepare an activity sheet.

Task: 2
Purpose: Introduction to different styles of reading.

Reading styles:

The facilitator assigns the following tasks to 3 different groups:

Group 1 - Reading a text in chunks as it is.

Group 2 - Narrating the same text as a story.

Group 3 - Presenting the same text in the form of a conversation. Link to the story: http://read.gov/aesop/143.html

You Tube link for the story: https://youtu.be/0GGvRtuxglM

Reflection:
• How do you think different styles of reading make a difference to learners at the primary level?

Follow-up

• The facilitator divides the class into 4 groups and assigns a prose from Marigold-3 (prose - pg 81-82 and poem – pg, 43) to each group. S/he instructs as follows:

Group -1 Read the text with expressions.

Group -2 Narrate the lesson as a story.

Group - 3 Present the lesson in the form of a conversation.

Group - 4 Recite the poem of that unit,

• While a group is presenting their task, the other groups refer to that particular unit from their textbooks. 