2.3 Reading for Comprehension

• predict events in a story for comprehension
• infer meaning of vocabulary in a given text
• summarise information using visuals for accuracy
• develop interest in reading Arabic texts for enjoyment

“How do visuals enhance understanding of a text?”

“How can you derive meaning of a new word in a text without using a dictionary?”

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1. Predicting from the title and the illustration
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Use the title and illustrations of a short story to predict what will happen before reading.
2. Vocabulary from a text on transport
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Identify vocabulary related to the theme in a text and record it.
3. Inferring the meaning of words from context
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Infer the meaning of vocabulary from nearby words, without a dictionary.
4. A word puzzle on transport vocabulary
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Team up to fill in a word puzzle using vocabulary learnt on the theme.
5. Visualising: pictures in the mind
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Visualise what a text describes, draw it and compare it with the words.
6. Interpreting a chart
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Interpret visuals such as charts, pictures and diagrams to derive meaning.
7. Summarising a text in a visual and the gallery walk
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Summarise information from a text into a visual organiser and display it for a gallery walk.