Bly LA 6

We have been doing some practice PAT questions with the students and many are finding them difficult.  However, they are difficult (new and challenging) and as a whole we do need a lot of practice with it.   There's a practice PAT's online to work through   https://education.alberta.ca/media/1089094/ela6_released-2009-english.pdf .   Reading at home independently and with someone will help build vocabulary and having discussions will help with comprehension. There's also a program called Read Theory online the students can sign up for  https://www.readtheory.org  to help practice multiple choice questions.

The students have been working on reading comprehension strategies based on the short story All Summer in a Day We have worked on retrieving details and making inferences using the following questions: All Summer in a Day Retrieving details questions:  1)     Which planet is this story set on? 2)     How would you describe the weather on this planet? 3)     How does Margot describe the sun? 4)     How is Margot physically described in the story? 5)     What is the main reason why the other students do not like Margot? 6)     What do the students do to Margot because she does not agree with them? 7)     How is the sun described when it finally comes out on the planet? 8)     How did the sun make the children feel? 9)     How long do they have to wait before the sun comes out again? 10) What happene...