Te Reading Skills Session 2

Purpose


 * Facilitator elicits a few sentences about the importance of picture reading in the classroom

Task1: Picture reading
Facilitator divides the class into 2 groups. Each group is given a picture selected from the textbooks of grade 3. At the back of the picture are given a set of statements. The facilitator gives instructions saying-“Read the picture, then read the statements given below and write if the statements are true or false. Correct the mistakes in the false statements.


 * Participants read all sentences aloud and then correct the wrong statements.
 * Facilitator puts a few questions (given below) on the board for the participants to discuss.

Reflections:

-    How does this activity help students in developing their reading skill?

-    Will the primary school students be able to do these kinds of activities? Explain.

-    How should we prepare our students to do these kinds of activities?

-    What aspects should we take into consideration when we select pictures for our  students?

    - విద్యార్థులకు వారి పఠన నైపుణ్యాన్ని పెంపొందించడంలో ఈ కార్యాచరణ ఎలా సహాయపడుతుంది?

'''     - ప్రాథమిక పాఠశాల విద్యార్థులు ఈ రకమైన కృత్యాలను చేయగలరా? వివరించండి?'''

    - ఈ రకమైన కృత్యాలను చేయడానికి మన విద్యార్థులను ఎలా సిద్ధం చేయాలి?వివరించండి?

    - మన విద్యార్థుల కోసం చిత్రాలను ఎంపిక చేసుకునేటప్పుడు మనం ఏ అంశాలను పరిగణనలోకి తీసుకోవాలి ?

Expected answers: (a few are here)

-    Students scan the pictures for every minute details.

-    Yes. They will be curious to find the mistakes in the sentences.

-    We must prepare them about how to read the pictures? (this was focused in EMTIP 2)

-    We must select clear, big, colorful pictures. The pictures must have many details in  them.

Task: 2    Picture description
Participants continue in the same groups. Facilitator distributes pictures from the textbooks to the groups. Each picture consists of 4 short descriptions. Among the 4, one text is correct, while others have minute changes. S/he gives instructions as below.

పాల్గొనేవారు అదే సమూహాలలో కొనసాగుతారు. ఫెసిలిటేటర్  పాఠ్యపుస్తకంలోని  చిత్రాలను సమూహాలకు పంపిణీ చేస్తారు.

ప్రతి చిత్రం 4 చిన్న వివరణలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది.అందులోఒక వచనం సరైనది,  మిగిలినవి అతి సూక్ష్మమైన మార్పులను కలిగి ఉంటాయి. వారికీ క్రింది సూచనలు ఇస్తారు.

Read the picture.


 * Read all the descriptions carefully.
 * choose the accurate description and read it aloud.
 * Read out the changes you observed in the rest of the descriptions


 * Read out the changes you observed in the rest of the descriptions.

Group -1
 * 1) 1. Priya went for a walk with her mother and grandfather. They are walking on the sand at the sea shore. Priya is holding mother’s hand while her grandfather is holding two balloons in his left hand. One of the balloons has 16 dots in it whereas the other balloon has 17 dots in it. Priya’s mother is holding the slippers in her right hand.
 * 2) 2. Priya went for a walk with her mother and grandfather. They are walking on the sand at the sea shore. Priya is holding mother’s hand while her grandfather is holding two balloons in his left hand. One of the balloons has 16 dots in it whereas the other balloon has 17 dots in it. Priya’s mother is holding the slippers in her left hand.
 * 3) 3. Priya went for a walk with her mother and grandfather. They are walking on the sand at the sea shore. Priya is holding mother’s hand while her grandfather is holding two balloons in his left hand. One of the balloons has 16 dots in it whereas the other balloon has 16 dots in it. Priya’s mother is holding the slippers in her right hand.
 * 4)   4. Priya went for a walk with her mother and grandfather. They are walking on the sand at the sea shore. Mother is holding Priya’s hand while her grandfather is holding two balloons in his left hand. One of the balloons has 16 dots in it whereas the other balloon has 17 dots in it. Priya’s mother is holding the slippers in her right hand.

