Students further improve reading comprehension skills by completing precis , or compact summaries. J Introduction to Critique, Essay Structure, Literary Character Analysis Students are introduced to 'critical reading' exercises by writing 'comments' on aspects of passages. Students learn how ideas are organised in a passage by using the concept of 'subheadings'. Students further improve their critical reading ability by analysing literary characters. K Plot, Atmosphere, Irony, Comedy, Content Evaluation Students improve their ability to read critically by studying elements of literature, such as plot, setting, atmosphere, irony and comedy.
Students write comments about extracts of novels, textbooks, poetry and plays.
L Figurative Language, Interpretation, Tragedy, Critical Writing Students study elements of figurative language such as, metaphors, similes, and symbols in order to 'critically' read more detailed passages. Students express the meaning of phrases, sentences and passages in their own words. Programme Level Brief Description of Student Learning Materials 7A Students read and recite numbers up to 10. Recognise patterns of up to 10 dots without counting. 6A Students read and recite numbers up to 30.