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The reading corner
Five questions
Press a speaker to hear a question. Talk about it with a partner before you write.
- Where are the children?
- What are they doing?
- Who looks most excited?
- What might the child with the big book say?
- What book would you choose?
Words to use
Sentence starters
- The children are ___.
- I can see a ___.
- The children are sitting on ___ and ___.
- One child ___.
- Settled among the cushions, ___.
- The room was hushed except for ___.
Level 1: short sentences, ages 6 to 8. Level 2: longer sentences with because, when and so, ages 8 to 10. Level 3: rich sentences and detail, ages 10 and up.
My writing
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The reading corner
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Look at the picture. Talk about the questions. Then write.
The pictureChildren sit on beanbags in a school reading corner. Some read quietly and one holds up a big picture book.
Questions
- Where are the children?
- What are they doing?
- Who looks most excited?
- What might the child with the big book say?
- What book would you choose?
My writing
For grown-ups and teachers
Purpose: talk first, then write about a picture, with a word bank and starters for Level 1, 2 and 3.
Ask the five questions aloud and let the child answer in full sentences before they write. Do not correct spelling while they are composing; look at transcription afterwards. How to help without taking over.