Dec 14, 2015
What are What are Penguin kids?Penguin kids?
SIX LevelsSIX Levels
PrimaryPrimary
Disney-Pixar-PenguinDisney-Pixar-Penguin
Graded ReadersGraded Readers
Who are they for?
• 5 – 12 year olds
• Develop a love of reading
• Gradual move to independent reading
• Any primary classroom
How do children learn to read?
• In the mother tongue…
• They read pictures
• They recognise the word shapes
• They associate words with images
• They associate words with meanings
• They ‘read’ words in chunks of sound
• They use strategies to decode new words
And in a second language…
• It’s very similar … except sometimes:
• There’s a different script
• The words work differently
• There are differences between sound and spelling
Penguin Kids
• Stage the introduction of vocabulary and grammar to match the language and cognitive development level of the student
Penguin KidsMimic the ways children learn to read:
From reading pictures
• To recognising word shapes;
• To associating words with images;
• To associating words with meanings;
• To ‘reading’ words in chunks of sound;
• To using strategies to decode new words.
How are Penguin Kids graded?
The six levels are graded by:
• Structure (grammar)
• Vocabulary
• Sentence length
• Sentence complexity
• Number of words on page
• Number of pages in a book
• Complexity of activities
Language ScaleLanguage Scale
Level 1 - 5/10 words/page
Level 2 - 10/20 words/page
Level 3 - 20/40 words/page
Level 4 - 40/60 words/page
Level 5 - 60/80 words/page
Level 6 - 80/100 words/page
Linguistic ScaleLinguistic ScaleHoursHours HeadwordsHeadwords CYLETCYLET CEFRCEFR
Level 1 up to 50 hours of English
200
Level 2 up to 100 hours of English
400
Level 3 up to 150 hours of English
600 Starters
Level 4 up to 200 hours of English
800 A1
Level 5 up to 250 hours of English
1000 Movers
Level 6 up to 300 hours of English
1200 A1 ++
Using stories in classUsing stories in classContextContext
TPRTPR
Pre-reading, while-reading and after-reading Pre-reading, while-reading and after-reading activitiesactivities
RepeatabilityRepeatability
UnderstandingUnderstanding
FunFun
Pre-Reading ActivitiesPre-Reading Activities Why and How? Why and How?
• Activate knowledge
• Pre-teach vocabulary
• Introduce theme
• Prepare for reading:Make it magic and fun!
Let’s take a look at one of my favourites…Let’s take a look at one of my favourites…
Before we start reading• Find out if students know this story
• Elicit where the story takes place? Where does the Darling family live?
• Check what students know about London.
• You can speak about families using the Darling family as an example. Children can use their family photos to present them.
• Pre-teach the needed vocabulary.
• Use pictures from the book as much as possible.
While-Reading Activities While-Reading Activities Why and How?Why and How?
• Check understanding○Q and A
• Scaffold learning○Predicting
• Step away from the text○Cover and retell
AfterAfter Reading ActivitesReading ActivitesWhy and How?Why and How?
• Make a book
• Make a mask
• Paint a scene
• Write a review/story outline
• Write/sing a song
• Make a puppet
• Act it out
• Story extension…
After-reading activities. London posterMaterials: pictures or video clips of famous London sights; large
sheets of paper; smaller sheets of paper; colored pens / pencils / paints; safety scissors; glue
• Ask students which city Peter and Tinker Bell visit in the book.
• Explain to students that they are going to make a poster about some of the famous sights in London.
• Ask the students which famous sight is in the book.
• Show the students some pictures or clips of the famous sights in London.
• Students then draw or paint pictures of some of the sights, then cut them out and stick them onto the larger sheet of paper to make a poster, then label pictures.
Why Read?Why Read?• Discover books
• Turn pages
• Discover letters and words
• Learn to read
• Moral values
• Because it’s FUN!Because it’s FUN!
• Because it’s a ticket to travel!Because it’s a ticket to travel!
Act-it-outAct-it-out
• Prepare your students to act
• Select a short scene or scenes
• Students prepare
• Students act-it-out
• Students guess and retell/rebuild the story
Конкурс для маленьких читателей «Читаем истории Disney вместе с Penguin KIDS»
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