reading with feelings and emotion to bring the story to life

Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression

English

In this unit, pupils read a traditional tale with increasingly complex vocabulary and words to decode and explored character motivation. In 'Mulan', pupils will build on this by reading a different traditional tale, exploring character and theme linked to their prior reading and experiences.

In 'Yoshi the Stonecutter', pupils read a traditional tale from a different culture and practised their prediction and sequencing skills. In this unit, pupils will be read a traditional tale from Ireland and will make comparisons to other traditional tales they have heard relating to characters, plots and magical aspects.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the traditional tale, 'The Children of Lir'. They will revisit the genre, as well as building strategies for fluency and comprehension. Finally, pupils will express their opinions about the text.

'The Children of Lir': reading

King Lir threw the Queen's wand into the sea.

The swans got separated in a storm at sea.

Order these events from the story 'The Children of Lir'.

makes reading aloud more confusing for people listening.

makes reading aloud more interesting for people listening.

makes reading aloud more difficult for people listening.

Complete this sentence: Reading with expression...

Match the word to the expression you might add.

a person who lives alone and away from others

If you stop to decode a word, it is a good idea to {{}} the whole sentence afterwards to check it makes sense.

Identify the verb in this sentence: The black dog barks at night.

a naming word for people, places and things

Which adjective best describes the Queen in the story of 'The Children of Lir'?

Using phonics strategies when reading can help to {{}}  unfamiliar words.

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