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	KS2 Bitesize Reading Work through all 4 activities. Complete the quiz at the end and save to the desk top. Email to me for printing out.
Focus 1: Understanding words	STUDYZONE - Term 3 & 4 Word analysis and vocabulary development - lessons and activities: Use a dictionary to learn the meanings of words and a thesaurus to identify synonyms and antonyms Use knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences to blend sounds when reading unfamiliar, but decodable, grade-level words Decode by analogy using knowledge of syllable patterns (e.g. CVC, CVCC, CVVC to read unfamiliar words, including multisyllabic grade level words that are part of word families Decode grade-level words using knowledge of word structure (e.g. roots, prefixes, suffixes, verb endings, plurals, contractions, and compounds) Understand grade level vocabulary by studying categories Analyze word structure (e.g. roots, prefixes, suffixes) to learn word meaning Read books and other print sources to learn new vocabulary and concepts > > Recognize specific words causing comprehension difficulties in oral or written language Use word recognition strategies and context clues to monitor own reading (e.g. predict/confirm, reread, self-correct) Fluency and motivation to read - lessons and activities: Read a wide range of instructional-level texts [fiction, non fiction, folktales, fantasy, legend, fable, biography, poetry (haiku and free verse), children's articles, advertisements, diary/journals, electronic books Read independently and silently, including longer fiction and chapter books Read a minimum of 25 books or the equivalent per year Read instructional-level texts with decodable and irregularly spelled words at appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression (target benchmark at grade 3: 115] WPM1)
Focus 2: Finding Information	Comprehension strategies - lessons and activities: Analyze and evaluate ideas and information based on prior knowledge and author's purpose Understand strategies for reading and listening critically (bias, fact and opinion) Use a variety of structures (e.g. cause and effect, fact and opinion, directions, time sequence, compare/contrast) to organize and categorize text information Engage in or lead discussion about grade-level texts by integrating multiple strategies (e.g. ask questions, clarify misunderstandings, support point of view, summarize information
Focus 3: Identify the Main Idea	Use questions to clarify understanding of text listened to or read Make connections with words and ideas in books to spoken language, vocabulary, and background knowledge Use comprehension strategies to monitor own reading (e.g. predict/confirm, reread, attend to vocabulary, self-correct) to clarify meaning of text Summarize main ideas of text orally and in writing> > Make inferences about the underlying theme or message of written text

• Listen to or read grade-level texts and answer literal, inferential, and critical/application questions
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• Use own perspectives and opinions to comprehend text based on specific criteria (e.g. character, plot, setting) > >

Literary response - lessons and activities:

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• ELA1.E.LR1D.03.02 -
• ELA2.E.LR1B.03.01 - Use genre features to aid comprehension (folk tales, legends, fables, biographies, and poetry) > >
• ELA2.E.LR1C.03.01 - Use knowledge of the structure of imaginative text to identify and interpret plot, character, point of view (first and third person)
  
  
• ELA2.E.LR1C.03.03 - Demonstrate comprehension of grade-level text through creative responses such as writing, drama, and oral presentation
  
  
• ELA3.E.SW2A.03.01 - Use text information to support point of view

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