Reading - Depth and Breadth

There are two important aspects to reading.

BREADTH - Reading lots, often and a wide variety of texts.

DEPTH - Fully understanding what is read at the literal level, inferential level and critical level.

I revisited my lesson on inferential lesson with a group of year 6 and 7 students. I was astounded how much fun the kids had working through the text one sentence at a time and discussing what that sentence plays in developing the meaning of the book.

The lesson is a PowerPoint lesson which runs through the text slowly. The goal is to explore and interpret what is read in DEPTH.

It is worth checking out if you haven't already done so. CLICK HERE.