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Lesson Plan - Decoding Text
Lesson Plan - Decoding Text
Lesson Plan
Timing Resources
STUDENT ACTIVITY TEACHER ACTIVITY
STARTER STARTER
8 mins Ladle Rat Rotten
Students will: Ladle Rat Rotten Hut Hut
attempt to de-code Ladle Rat Rotten Hut Explain that as this is the first/last lesson about reading, you
want them to read through a childrens story. You want to see
listen to story being read
how well they can read, so you will be asking them questions
contribute to class discussion about why it about the story shortly.
was so difficult to understand the printed words
Give out copies of Ladle Rat Rotten Hut to each student. It
and so much easier to understand the spoken
should not take long for one or more of them to express
words
concern that they cant understand what it is about. Act
surprised that they are having problems. Explain that this is a
well-known story.
The aim here is to let them experience some anxiety and
frustration that they cant work out what it is about.
Then say that as they are having so much difficulty, you will
read it to them. The story needs to be read in a southern USA
drawl, so you need to have practised beforehand! It is very
difficult to get the words out right otherwise.
In class discussion that follows, cover the ideas of:
reading involves cracking a code
if you dont know the code, it is frustrating
people who have reading difficulties experience this sort of
frustration during ordinary reading tasks
Explain that in this lesson they are going to find out more
about how the human brain cracks the code and learn ways in
which they can improve their de-coding skills and help others
who have difficulties.
LEARNING & COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Lesson Plan
MAIN ACTIVITIES 1. Cracking the code: sight or sound 8 mins Reading: cracking
the code PPT on
1. Cracking the code: sight or sound Show slides 2 4 of PPT or talk through printed copies with screen or slides
Watch slides 2 4 of Reading: cracking the code students. photocopied in
or listen to and look at slide handouts. colour
Give students the ear/eye cards. Tell the students that they
Decide which scripts are best cracked using the must decide which scripts are best decoded using the sense of Ideally, you should aim to
eyes and which are best cracked using the ears sight and which are best decoded using the sense of sound. show the Powerpoint
Hold up each script as a flashcard or show them on screen. Reading: cracking the
code on a screen. If you
Students must hold up their eye/ear cards showing the side cant do so, you should
that they think is correct. print off the slides and
give them to the
Note: All logographic scripts have phonetic components as students. Some depend
on colour, so you will
well. need to use a colour
photocopier. If you are
Extension: Can they identify the scripts? (answers on back able to show the ppt on
sheet). screen, students would
still benefit from having
handouts with the slides
This activity increases students awareness of the variety of printed 2 or 3 to a page.
different ways of writing that have existed throughout history
and in the present day. However, if you are pressed for Ear/eye card (must
time, you may need to omit this activity. be printed back to
back on card could
be laminated for
later use)
Texts in different
scripts one per
page.
LEARNING & COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Lesson Plan
Watch slide 13 of Reading: cracking the code or Give students the rogues gallery of famous dyslexics and ask Gifted and talented
listen to and look at slide handout. them to see how many they can identify (either individually or dyslexics
in teams). You can leave the list of names on the screen (not
Identify famous dyslexics play Name that all are pictured). When you go through the answers, tell the
genius students little potted biographies about ones they dont know.
LEARNING & COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Lesson Plan
PLENARY: Improving your de-coding skills Improving your decoding skills 5 mins Reading: cracking
the code PPT on
Students will be asked to: As you show the last slides, set some challenges for the screen or slides
students to do during the week eg: photocopied in
Watch slides 14 - 16 of Reading: cracking the
code or listen to and look at slide handouts. Make up a Hink-pink riddle colour
Decide on a challenge that they will take on
during the forthcoming week to improve their de- Ask parents/grandparents for their favourite tongue-twisters
coding skills. Listen to a younger sibling read
Students will need to report back to the class next week about
how they fared with their challenges.
EVALUATION