Give learners a reason and a route into reading.
Geography: before a text on flooding, show a river photograph and ask “Why might building on this land increase risk?” Clarify floodplain if essential.
Preview the text and identify a meaningful reading purpose, not every unfamiliar word.
Show the heading or relevant image and activate prior knowledge.
Set one question the text can answer.
Clarify only vocabulary that blocks the main idea.
Read and return to the question with evidence.
Let learners formulate the reading question using headings and images.
Keep the subject challenge. Offer one model, visual or language prompt where needed, then check a fresh independent response.
Preview the text and identify a meaningful reading purpose, not every unfamiliar word.
Show the heading or relevant image and activate prior knowledge. Set one question the text can answer.
Ask learners to point to the sentence that answers the opening question.
Let learners formulate the reading question using headings and images.
Ask learners to point to the sentence that answers the opening question.
Adapt these prompts to the task and your learners.
Our purpose is: Give learners a reason and a route into reading.
Which detail supports your explanation? Show me how you know.
Try the new case on your own. Show the detail or reasoning that supports your answer.
Which support do you still need, and which part can you now do independently?
Science: preview a process diagram before reading its explanation.
Maths: establish the context and goal before reading a problem.
Use a small word bank, visuals and partner rehearsal when needed. Extend with precise explanations and qualifications. Judge the support from the response to this task.
Keep the strategy. Change the subject.
Show a particle diagram and set a question before reading a diffusion explanation.
I am reading to find out why there is net movement towards the lower concentration.
After reading, return to the opening question and ask what the text adds to the initial idea.
Show a floodplain image before a text about flood risk.
I am reading to find out how building on low-lying land can increase exposure to flooding.
After reading, return to the opening question and ask what the text adds to the initial idea.
Set an interpretation question before an extract.
I will look for details that suggest whether the narrator trusts the visitor.
After reading, return to the opening question and ask what the text adds to the initial idea.
Establish the context before reading a speed problem.
I need to identify the distance travelled and the time interval before choosing a method.
After reading, return to the opening question and ask what the text adds to the initial idea.