Middle Leader News
Reading - Comprehension skills and how to help at home
As your child becomes more confident to decode and read with fluency, there will be an increased focus on comprehending what they read. We use 4 main question types when asking children questions about what they read.
- Right There Questions: These answers are in the text and usually in one place.
- Think and Search Questions: These answers are in the text across a few sentences and the words in the answer might be different to the question.
- Author and Me: These answers require the reader to use their background knowledge and the knowledge in the text to make an inference.
- On My Own: These answers require the reader to use their background knowledge and their own opinions.
We teach children each of the question types and what the answers involve so that they can have more success when answering questions independently. The image below gives you some question stems that you could use with your child when reading at home.
Daisy
Daisy had a wonderful first day at school on Thursday. She hung out with students in the playground and visited some classrooms. Daisy also had the opportunity to meet a few students who were a little nervous about her being at school. If you would like to arrange a meeting with your child and Daisy in a quiet environment. Please send me an email at Nicarla.Prentice@twb.catholic.edu.au.
Epilepsy Awareness
On Wednesday we all dressed in purple to raise awareness for Epilepsy. Congratulations to the winner of the guess the jelly bean competition - Olivia Dunlop in 6H! A very big thank you also to Mrs Murdoch, Archer, Lily, Bella, Isabel and Mikayla for their efforts with the day!
Have a Wonderful long Weekend!
Warm Regards
Nicki Prentice