This week we have been talking about reading comprehension in Spanish. This is something we started to work on last year, and will continue to be a focus in 3rd Grade. Throughout the year we will be learning and practicing strategies we can use in order to develop reading comprehension skills. The first thing we talked about was the fact that when we are reading in a different language, it is okay not to understand every single word. We talked about how comprehension is all about understanding the "big picture" of what the author is trying to communicate, not necessarily every single small detail.
We started practicing reading strategies by looking at a passage in Spanish together. First, students went through and identified all of the words in the passage that they knew, and we shared out some examples. Then, we talked about what it means to be a cognate, and worked together to identify all of the ones we could find in the passage. Next week we will continue develop these strategies by practicing answering questions and using what we know to make inferences. Here are the strategies we are using for reading comprehension in Spanish:
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This week our student teacher Señorita Waldo did activity with several 3rd Grade classes focused on a food that is very popular in the Fall; manzanas (apples). First, she introduced students to vocabulary that they could use to describe una manzana: ácida = sour sosa = bland dulce = sweet jugosa = juicy seca = dry mal = bad así-así = okay deliciosa = delicious After learning and practicing the new vocabulary, students did an activity where they rotated around the room and tried four different kinds of manzanas. They identified words they would use to describe each in Spanish and indicated how much they liked each one. The students really enjoyed the activity and learning with Señorita! This week 3rd Graders worked on using the vocabulary to communicate information about their own identities. We noticed and discussed how the words in the sentence change when we are talking about ourselves as opposed to describing another person. Students did a fun activity where they each got a bag of Skittles and had to say one identity sentence in Spanish for each color Skittle in their bag. They could only eat the Skittle if they said the phrase correctly - if not, they had to put it back in the bag and try again on their next turn. It was a fun and delicious activity! |
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