We have been working hard with our reading skills in Class 2.

 

We have been using the 5 DERIC skills to support our children with their reading.

D for decode - this is the sounding out and blending of words and then becoming more confident with reading words on sight.

E for explain - asking the children to explain the meaning of words and being able to explain what is happening in the text they have read.

R - for retrieve - asking the children questions where the answer can be found in the text or pictures. For example How many cups are on the table? What colour is the bear's hat?

I - for interpret - the children are to use their inference skills to use clues in the text and what they already know to make suggestions about what they have read.  (Using because in their responses) . For example Why do you think the bear was crying?

C - for choice - asking the children questions about why the author has chosen to lay out the text in a particular way.