7 Assessment Focuses Questions to get us thinking about our reading!

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1 St Mary s CE Primary School 7 Assessment Focuses Questions to get us thinking about our reading! P.S. Parents can use these too to help question you about your reading!

2 AF1 I can use a range of strategies including accurate decoding of text, to read for meaning Tricky words 3 types: Words that we cannot easily decode read aloud Words that we can read aloud but cannot understand Words that we can read aloud, sort of understand but cannot use ourselves in a sentence See the reading strategy hand to help. The thumb is key! 1. Use sounds (phonemes) that you know to decode the word. 2. Say each syllable and put them together. 3. Remove the prefixes and suffixes and read the root word first. 4. Leave out the tricky word, read on, then re-read. 5. Judge if it sounds right and makes sense.

3 AF2 I can understand, describe, select or retrieve information events or ideas from texts using quotations What are the main ideas in the story or information text? What order are ideas presented in? How do the characters behave? What do the characters actions tell us about them? What do the characters say? What does this tell us about them? Are the relationships between characters good or bad? Do these relationships change? Where is the story set? Does the setting change? Does the setting change the characters or their actions? What are some of the key words in the text that tell us about the setting/ character/ action? Are there illustrations/diagrams? How do they say the same or different things as the words? What have you found out about from reading this text? What are the important details in this paragraph/ section of the text Can you predict what the story may be about the title? Where does the story take place? When did the story take place? What kinds of people are in the story? Who are the main characters in the story? Can you describe a character s appearance? What did he/she look like? Where do the characters live? Can you identify words that describe the setting or character? Look at the picture of the character, how do you think they are feeling? Why might this be? What did the character say to.? What happened in the story? Can you describe the problem in the story? How would you solve it? What happens in the beginning/ middle/ at the end? What happened to...first/next/at the end of the story? What do you think will happen next? What happened after.? Can you tell me why.? Describe what happened at/when... Read the part that tells me...? Can you find the part when...?

4 AF3 I can deduce, infer and understand information from the text that I am reading From your reading so far, what do you predict will happen next? What makes you think this? How do you know that? (Deduce/Infer) Find a sentence or paragraph that is important to your understanding of the story/plot/character? What are the most important aspects of this story/text? What are the less important details? Is there any speech? What clues does it give us about the characters thoughts, feelings or actions? Are we told what the character is thinking? What clues does this give us about them? What words tell you that...? What does the word imply/make you think of? How do you feel about...? If you were going to interview/ask a character a question-who would you ask and what would your question be? What do you think will happen because of? Through whose eyes is the story told? Why do you think feels? If this was you, what would you do next? How have the characters changed during the story? What does the main character feel at this point in the story? How do you know this-can you pick out a sentence? What sort of person do you think... is? What words tell you that? What does this tell you about how... is feeling? If it were you, what would you be thinking? Why? Predict what you think is going to happen? Why do you think that? What do you think about..? What in the text makes you think that? How did one of the characters change in the story?

5 AF4 I can think about the structure and organisation of the text and what it looks like How has the author organised the material in this book? Could you suggest a better way to present it? How is this story organised? What are the features of this type of writing? Why do you think the author has chosen to describe things in this way? Why do you think the author has chosen to tell us this information? How has the author showed changes throughout the text? What is the purpose of this book? Why would you read it? What kind of text is this? How do you know? What would you expect in a text of this type? How does the story blurb on the back cover encourage you to read the book? What do you want to know now? How could this text be changed to make it sound more formal or informal? How does the title of the story encourage you to read more? What is the main event in this story? What would happen if the event in the text were changed? How do you know the order to follow in this text? Which words tell you what order to follow? How does the layout help the reader? What is clear? What is confusing? Why? What is the quickest way to find information in this book? What is the difference between the index and the contents pages? How do headings help you when you scan the text? What is the purpose of the chapter titles and what are the sub-headings for? If it doesn t have these what would yours include? Why did the author choose to change paragraphs here? What are some parts of the text in boxes? Why has the author used fact boxes for key points? Some of the text is printed differently, why do you think the writer does this? Why have these words been made to stand out? Why are these words in italics? How is the colour used to highlight different aspects of the text? What different ways of presenting information does the author use? (diagrams/ charts/ graphs/ tables/ illustrations/animations/ photographs) What is the purpose of a caption/ annotation? Is there a glossary? What extra information do the graphics give you? What extra diagrams/ illustrations would you include? Would you be able to draw a flow chart/diagram from the given information? What do arrows on the text tell you? Why has this picture been used here? What is the purpose of the pictures? Why has the author repeated structures, words and phrases?

6 AF5 I can explain and comment on the writer s use of language, including grammar features What does (word/phrase) mean? Why did the author choose to use them? What do these words tell you about? I wonder why the author used those words to describe...? Why has the author set out the text like this? Why do you think the author has written this sentence in this way? How has the author made the writing sound more formal/ informal? Think of another word to use here. What effect would your word have? Why has the author used. (italics, bold, exclamation marks, headings, bullet points, captions etc.) How has the author made the characters sound eg funny/ sad/angry? What does this description of this character tell us about how they are feeling? As a reader, how do you feel about this character? What makes you feel this? Can you find any similes/metaphors/ imagery? Find some adjectives to help picture the scene/character. How has the author used adjectives to make this character sound...? Find a sentence that encourages you to want to read more of the story. Why do you think the author has mentioned... a lot in the story? What technical vocabulary has been used? How does this help you as a reader? Which words do you think are particularly effective? Choose a word. If you took that word out of the text what could you replace it with? What difference would that change make? What does this word tell you about the character or setting? How is the atmosphere or mood suggested in this text? Eg Why do you think the following have been used: alliteration, repetition, rhyme, refrains, simile, metaphor etc.

7 AF6 I can think about the writer s purpose and viewpoint in writing the story I wonder why the author has decided to...? What do you think...? What was on the author s mind when...? Can you think of another story with a similar theme - good/evil/weak/strong? What makes this a GOOD story? How does this story make you feel? What effect do you think the story has on the reader? Why does the author choose this setting? Why do you think the writer wrote that description in this way? What impression does the author want to give of this character? Why? What is the purpose of this paragraph? (eg time moves on) What question would you like to ask the writer of the story? Who is this advert trying to persuade? Would you solve the problem in the story in a different way? Do you think.was right to? What is the author trying to tell you about...? Does the article/story try to get you to care about anything? What can you tell about what the author thinks? Could the story be better? What would you suggest? What do you think of this story/text? What are your reasons for this? Where are there some examples of this in the text? What would you change if you were the author? What are the strengths of this text? What are the key messages of this text? Do you agree with the writers viewpoints? What effect does this text have on the reader? What has the author done to support this?

8 AF7 I can try to relate the story to its social, historical or cultural tradition Do you know any other stories like this? (eg good over evil, wise over foolish) Have you heard this story before? Was it different in any parts? What was the same about the two versions of this story? Where is the story set? How is the hero/heroine of this story similar to others you have read about? What does the story remind you of? Does the story remind you of something that has happened to you? How would you have felt in that situation or if you were treated like this?? What might you have done instead? Do you know another story where the characters have the same issues? What other stories have similar openings/endings to this one? Many stories have messages, what is the message of this story? Are there any familiar patterns that you notice? Eg story structure, imagery. Who is telling this story? Why is this story being told? Why is the time and place important? What do you know about this genre or type of text? How has the information been organised on the page/screen? How does this text conform to what you know about this type of text? What is the role of the reader in this text? What is the purpose of this text

9 How to use your Reading Log It is important that you have your own opinions about your reading. Write down your thoughts, feelings and ideas about what you read. Beware though; words like good and boring don t tell much about your understanding. Nor does good expression or fluent reading. Use these notes to help you: Before you even read it! Note down what you think the reading material will be about. Use any clues from: The genre or style The title The author (Have you read anything else by them before?) Any illustrations The blurb First impressions Read the first few pages, then stop! Was the book easy or hard to get into? Why? Make brief notes about what has happened so far. Who are the main characters? How do you feel about them? What do you think is going to happen next? Have there been any surprises so far? Is there anything you don t understand? Make a note of it. Jot down any new words you find. Any recommendations? Would you recommend it to anyone? Who? Why? Would you choose to read something like it again? Why? Why not? Half way through Have your feelings about the reading characters, style etc. changed at all? The end Look back over your earlier notes. Write down your feelings about the ending. Was it expected? What did you learn? Try to explain why/ why not and how. How do you think the reading will move on? If it is a story, how might it end? Have there been any surprises yet? Was it a satisfactory ending, or the ending you wanted? Explain why/ why not?

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