L3_S17_Reading (Little Tuppen)

L3_S17_Reading (Little Tuppen)

Reading is defined as a cognitive process that involves decoding symbols to arrive at meaning. Reading is an active process of constructing the meanings of words.     

Read about things that interest you.  The more you read, the better you will become at reading. Learn to read in-depth and stay connected. Let your imagination get involved.

Tips to Read Effectively:

•           Know the Letters of the Language (Its forms, shapes, etc.)

•           Know the Pronunciation of the Letters (for example the sound of ‘a’ is different in ant (a), aeroplane (ae), aunt (aa), and lane (aee)

•           Don’t worry if you don’t know the word or don’t understand the word (for example- nonplussed). Try to understand a word in the context or using the clues or pictures associated.

•           Don’t be frightened to see the big word or a new word (for example- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis)

•           Use the small words or words that you already know (for example- antagonisation can be read by using small words such as ant, ago, gone, nice, sale, and nation)

•           Learn to syllabify (for example- angle could be syllabified as an / gle)

 

Example (A Story to read)

LITTLE TUPPEN

[BY PAUL GALDONE]

Once upon a time, an old hen whose name was Cluck-Cluck and her little chick Tuppen went into the woods. They were busy all day scratching among the leaves finding seeds to eat.

"Be careful," said Cluck-Cluck. "Eat only the smaller seeds. The big ones may make you cough."

After a while, Little Tuppen tried to eat a big seed. Then he began to cough. Cluck-Cluck in great fright ran to fetch him some water.

She ran to the Spring and said, "Dear Spring, please give me some water. Little Tuppen is coughing".

"I will give you some water if you bring me a cup", the Spring said. Cluck-Cluck ran to the oak tree. Then she said, "Dear Oak tree, please give me a cup. Then the spring will give me some water. Little Tuppen is coughing."

The oak tree liked Tuppen and wanted to help. It said, "I will give you a cup if someone shakes my branches."

So Cluck Cluck ran to the woodcutter's little boy. "Dear little boy. please shake the oak tree's branches." She said.

"Then the oak tree will give me a cup, and the spring will give me some water. Little Tuppen is coughing."

The little boy said, "If you give me a pair of shoes, I will shake the oak tree's branches."

Cluck-Cluck ran to the shoemaker and said, "Dear shoemaker, please give me a pair of shoes for the little boy. Then the little boy will shake the oak tree's branches and the oak tree will give me a cup. Then the Spring will give me some water. Little Tuppen is coughing.

The shoemaker said, "Give me some leather. Then I will make a pair of shoes for the little boy."

Cluck-Cluck knew the cow had some leather. She ran to the cow and said, "Dear cow, please give me some leather. Then the shoemaker will make shoes for the little boy. The little boy will shake the oak tree's branches. The oak tree will give me a cup and the Spring will give me some water. Little Tuppen is coughing."

"I will give you some leather if you give me some corn", the cow said.

So Cluck-Cluck ran to the farmer and said, "Dear farmer, please give me some corn for the cow. Then the cow will give me some leather for the shoemaker, and the shoemaker will make shoes for the little boy. Then the little boy will shake the oak tree's branches, and the oak tree will give me a cup. Then the Spring will give me some water. Little Tuppen is coughing."

The farmer said, "I need a plough before I give you some com."

Then Cluck Cluck ran to the blacksmith and said, "Dear blacksmith, please give me a plough for the farmer. Then the farmer will give me some corn for the cow. When the cow gets the corn, it will give me some leather for the shoemaker. Then the shoemaker will give me a pair of shoes for the little boy and the little boy will shake the oak tree's branches. The oak tree will give me a cup and then the Spring will give me some water. Little Tuppen is coughing."

The blacksmith said to Cluck-Cluck, "I will give you a plough if you give me some iron."

Cluck-Cluck had heard about some elves who lived under the mountains. The elves had a lot of iron. She told the elves about Little Tuppen and the big seed.

The elves wanted to help. So they brought out a heap of iron for the blacksmith.

Cluck-Cluck brought the iron to the blacksmith. “He made a plough for the farmer. The farmer gave some com for the cow. The cow gave some leather to the shoemaker. Then the shoemaker made a pair of shoes for the little boy. When the little boy got the shoes, he shook the oak tree's branches. Then the oak tree gave Cluck-Cluck a cup, and the spring gave some water. Cluck-Cluck gave the water to Little Tuppen.

Little Tuppen drank the water and stopped coughing. He ran chirping and scratching among the leaves as if nothing had happened.

 

Activity

The Students shall read a story or a poem from their textbook loudly. Or else they shall also read the story that is given above.

The facilitators shall use the reading evaluation sheet that is given below to evaluate the reading of the students.

Then the students shall share their experiences and the facilitator shall share the feedback with the students.

 

Extra task

Read a story from your textbook or a storybook and tell that story to one of your Parents, Facilitators, or Friends.

Level-3_Reading_Evaluation sheet
Note: Here the Score represents the following: 0- Need a lot of improvement; 0.5- Need Improvement; 1- Average; 1.5-Good; 2- Very Good. Each student should be evaluated based on the ability to demonstrate reading and as per their ability to understand, and their total score, out of 10, should be mentioned in the track sheet (Ex: 1 + 0.5 + 1 + 2 + 1.5= 6).
No	To Check	Need a lot of improvement	Need Improvement	Average	Good	Very Good
1	Identification of parts of speech (Check the students whether they were able to identify a part of speech from the story as you tell it. (Ex- Adverb (you)- Fast (student))	0	0.5	1	1.5	2
2	Pronunciation of Sounds/ Words (Combining two (Ex- sh) or more letters (Ex- and) together) (Check it while they are reading)	0	0.5	1	1.5	2
3	Identification of 6 or more letter Words (Check it while they are reading)	0	0.5	1	1.5	2
4	Voice Clarity/ Modulation (Check it while they are reading)	0	0.5	1	1.5	2
5	Understanding of the Words/ Statements (Ask the meaning of 3-5 words or 2-3 statements in the student's mother tongue and check the ability to interpret, it need not be exact)	0	0.5	1	1.5	2