


Exploring Communication 2 Senior Cycle
Student worksheets - 121 Pages
Printable and fillable versions
Teaching slides
Extras, e.g., templates, flashcards, etc.
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Learning outcomes:
a. Identify themselves as a reader
b. Recognise that reading can be for pleasure and to gain information
c. Independently choose a piece of reading
d. Share opinions on a piece of reading and listen to others’ opinions
e. Identify accompanying images and use them to aid comprehension and enjoyment of text
f. Identify new vocabulary from reading and relate it to known vocabulary
g. Build upon functional reading fluidity
h. Use the mechanics of reading to include vocabulary, patterns, pronunciation, grammar and spelling
i. Understand and apply basic text conventions to aid comprehension, support and promote reading.
j. Read and understand everyday functional forms
k. Identify and extract relevant information or key points from text
l. Use an online dictionary or thesaurus to check meaning of words or search for a new word
m. Employ key reading strategies and apply them in all reading and comprehension
n. Use predictions, sounds and decoding strategies to aid all reading comprehension
o. Clarify word meaning by using context, asking others or accessing online apps such as a dictionary or thesaurus.
Student worksheets - 121 Pages
Printable and fillable versions
Teaching slides
Extras, e.g., templates, flashcards, etc.
See a sample here
Learning outcomes:
a. Identify themselves as a reader
b. Recognise that reading can be for pleasure and to gain information
c. Independently choose a piece of reading
d. Share opinions on a piece of reading and listen to others’ opinions
e. Identify accompanying images and use them to aid comprehension and enjoyment of text
f. Identify new vocabulary from reading and relate it to known vocabulary
g. Build upon functional reading fluidity
h. Use the mechanics of reading to include vocabulary, patterns, pronunciation, grammar and spelling
i. Understand and apply basic text conventions to aid comprehension, support and promote reading.
j. Read and understand everyday functional forms
k. Identify and extract relevant information or key points from text
l. Use an online dictionary or thesaurus to check meaning of words or search for a new word
m. Employ key reading strategies and apply them in all reading and comprehension
n. Use predictions, sounds and decoding strategies to aid all reading comprehension
o. Clarify word meaning by using context, asking others or accessing online apps such as a dictionary or thesaurus.
Student worksheets - 121 Pages
Printable and fillable versions
Teaching slides
Extras, e.g., templates, flashcards, etc.
See a sample here
Learning outcomes:
a. Identify themselves as a reader
b. Recognise that reading can be for pleasure and to gain information
c. Independently choose a piece of reading
d. Share opinions on a piece of reading and listen to others’ opinions
e. Identify accompanying images and use them to aid comprehension and enjoyment of text
f. Identify new vocabulary from reading and relate it to known vocabulary
g. Build upon functional reading fluidity
h. Use the mechanics of reading to include vocabulary, patterns, pronunciation, grammar and spelling
i. Understand and apply basic text conventions to aid comprehension, support and promote reading.
j. Read and understand everyday functional forms
k. Identify and extract relevant information or key points from text
l. Use an online dictionary or thesaurus to check meaning of words or search for a new word
m. Employ key reading strategies and apply them in all reading and comprehension
n. Use predictions, sounds and decoding strategies to aid all reading comprehension
o. Clarify word meaning by using context, asking others or accessing online apps such as a dictionary or thesaurus.