2. 4. The Metacognitive view
• Metacognition- thinking about thinking
• In the context of reading, meta-cognition involves thinking
about the act of reading while one is reading.
• Before reading, readers may think about the purpose of
reading, the type of text, the content of the text etc.
• While they are reading, they think about things like features
of the text, main ideas, make predictions, confirm predictions,
make inferences etc.
• After reading, they might want to summarise, reflect or make
further predictions. Hence the three stages of reading: pre-
reading, while-reading, post-reading.
3. Key steps in Developing a Lesson Plan
1. Consult the scheme of work (syllabus) to
identify the basic competency to be
taught
2. Find the appropriate learning activity/
exercise/ practice (in the textbook such as
Platinum English) which will help learners
master the competency – or develop your
own activities.
3. Then develop your lesson plan (pre- while
and post reading activities)
6. School : Ngweze P.School Date 15 /06/20…..
Subject : English Grade 5A
Theme : unit theme Time 09:30 – 10:10
Topic: Passage topic Duration 40
Skills: Main Skill: Reading,
Other Skills: Speaking
and Listening, writing
Period 4
7. • Basic Competencies:
• By the end of grade 6
• -extract specific details from a text
• - Read for complete understanding
• Lesson Objectives(Problem area- use measurable
action words ) :
• By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
• - scan texts to find specific information
• - read between the lines
• -skim texts for general understanding
• -read critically and establish bias
• make inferences
8. • Expected Prior Knowledge – Learners have basic
skills in decoding, scanning and comprehension
• Anticipated problems – learners may still have
problems reading between the lines
• Teaching Techniques: Discussion , Question and
Answer
• Teaching Aids: Chart showing examples of
inferential statement or questions , Poster , video
clip.
• Classroom organization: Pairs, groups, individuals
and whole class
9. • Lesson stages:
• Pre –Reading
• -Show learners a video clip slaves being captured
and taken to the sea coast ( arouse interest of the
learners)
• -Discuss the video clip briefly (activate prior
knowledge and sensitize them to the content of the
passage)
• -tackle key vocabulary (vocabulary e.g. perspiration)
• -Ask learners to predict the content of the passage
• - Draw attention of the learners to the task/
questions to be answered and (problem area) TEACH
THEM HOW TO ANSWER THE TYPE OF
QUESTIONS/TASKS THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ANSWER!
10. • While Reading
• -Learners read silently for overall meaning
(skimming)
• -Learners read the text again to answer
questions (HOTS!!)
• - learners exchange exercise books and mark
their work
• TEACHER EXPLAINS HOW ANSWERS WERE
ARRIVED AT!!
12. Teacher’s Activities
-Teacher presents video clip
-Teachers asks learners to
describe what they saw
-teacher presents key
vocabulary on t board
-teacher asks learners to predict
content of text
- teacher presents reading
strategies under focus –
skimming, scanning,
inferencing using examples
from the question of the
passage
- Teachers asks lnrs to
Learners’ Activities
-Learners watch
- learners discuss the
video briefly
-learners explain new
vocabulary
- Learners list predictions
Learners listen or are
assisted to work out the
meaning of the reading
strategies
- Learners dramatise
14. For the micro teaching
• Detailed Lesson plan
• Pre reading
a) Arousing interest in the lesson
b) Motivating learners to read
c) Demonstration of the expected reading skill
15. For the micro teaching - While &Post reading
a) Clear link between while reading and lesson
objectives
b) Inclusion of HOTS questions/ tasks
c) Effort to help learners
d) Time management (pre, while, post.)
e) Neat and organized use of teaching media
chalkboard, chart, worksheet
f) Language use / accuracy and fluency
g) Projection and assertiveness of voice
h) Appropriate Post reading activity
16. For the micro teaching – General impression
a) Confidence - a feeling of trust in one's
abilities
b) Enthusiasm – (intense and eager interest or
passion) Greek en+ theos – inspired or
possessed by a god
c) Dress code