4 Using post-reading activities
To get the most from shared reading, it is good practice to give students post-reading activities that are related to the story or the poem. These activities will reinforce language learning in an enjoyable way. Students can do these activities across the week.
Activity 5: Post-reading activities
Read the materials in Resource 3. These are examples of activities that students can do after shared reading. Choose, adapt and prepare one of these resources, based on the text that you selected for shared reading or another text.
It is good practice to model for students how you want them to work and complete the task. How would you introduce the activity you chose?
When you use the activity with your class after the shared reading activity, reflect on these questions:
- Did all your students participate?
- Did this activity help you to evaluate their learning?
- Were there students who did not make progress with their learning?
- Try to work out how you can help these students in the next reading lesson – should you choose a different type of text, or an easier or a more difficult text?
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