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Watch and discuss video about skimming, scanning, and identifying main ideas in texts.

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Students will develop and apply effective reading comprehension strategies (skimming, scanning, identifying main ideas and supporting details) to successfully tackle reading exercises in the Pruebas Saber 11 exam.

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By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Apply skimming and scanning techniques
- Identify topic sentences and supporting details
- Make logical inferences from texts
- Answer literal and inferential comprehension questions

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Guided Practice: Topic Sentence Analysis

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Guided Practice: Topic Sentence Analysis

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In small groups, students will identify topic sentences and supporting details in sample ICFES texts. Share findings on a collaborative Padlet board.

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Complete a listening exercise that integrates reading comprehension skills.

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Dave Brown is talking to Janet about a moment in history she remembers. What moment does Janet remember?

1 Janet lived with her family in a house in Manchester.

2 There were computers but no mobile phones in the 1960s.

3 Black and white televisions only show black and white pictures.

4 Janet's dad telephoned the shop to buy a colour television.

5 Her dad and uncle carried it to the flat.

6 The first programme they watched in colour was sport.

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Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 - Moments in history

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Dave Brown is talking to Janet about a moment in history she remembers. What moment does Janet remember? 1 Janet lived with her family in a house in Manchester. 2 There were computers but no mobile phones in the 1960s. 3 Black and white televisions only show black and white pictures.

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Work individually on inference-based reading passages, applying strategies learned.

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Making inferences is a skill with which students often need much practice. If you've looked for resources in the same places that I have, you probably haven't been too happy with what you found. I believe that the inference worksheets that I've created are of a higher quality than the other available resources and, as usual, I'm giving them away for free. I hope that you'll appreciate these inference worksheets and that your students may better this valuable reading skills.

In each inference worksheet students are asked to do two things: answer questions where the solutions can only be provided by making logical inferences, and explain how they got their answers. Having students explain their answers helps to slow them down and cause them think about what they are doing, and open-ended questions make it easier for the teacher to identify when students are copying. These inference worksheets are now also available as ereading worksheets. If you have a question or need further clarification about any of these problems or worksheets, leave a comment.

Common Core State Standards Related to Inferences

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 - Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

Expand to View All Common Core State Standards Related to Inferences

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1 -Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1 -Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1 -Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.1 -Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.1 -Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1 -Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

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Inferences Worksheets | Ereading Worksheets

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Making inferences is a skill with which students often need much practice. If you've looked for resources in the same places that I have, you probably haven't been too happy with what you found. I believe that the inference worksheets that I've created are of a higher quality than the other available resources and, as usual, I'm giving them away for free.

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In pairs, students create a mind map summarizing the reading strategies learned today.

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Students complete a digital exit ticket answering:
1. What strategy helped you the most today?
2. What type of questions do you still find challenging?
3. What would you like to practice more?

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Complete two additional reading comprehension exercises on the provided platform.

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Reading comprehension exercises for all levels esl. Free interactive reading exercises. Fables, short stories, English talks, ebooks. English second language, English foreign language, ESL , EFL, ielts

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Create a personal reading strategy journal documenting which techniques work best for different types of questions. Share your insights on the class Padlet wall.

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Start with engaging brain teasers to activate critical thinking skills. Students will solve these in pairs using a shared Padlet column to post their answers.

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Number-Letter Codes, Hink Pinks, Rhyming Pairs, Weird Words, and More Challenging Brain Teasers!

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For additional challenge: Complete an advanced inference reading passage and create three original questions following the ICFES format.

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Advanced Reading Comprehension Exercises - Testing - UsingEnglish.com

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Complete a mini practice test featuring questions similar to Pruebas Saber 11 format.