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Reading 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and building fluency

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Introduction to 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and making links to our own experiences

Reading 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' with expression

Building comprehension of 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'

Sequencing 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and making connections

In this unit, pupils have learned how to independently read a story with a familiar structure. In 'The Children of Lir', pupils will read a longer traditional tale with more complex vocabulary in both word reading and comprehension. 

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', pupils learnt about the features of traditional tales and their structure. In this unit, pupils will independently read a traditional tale from a different culture, practise prediction and retrieval skills and will be taught to sequence a story.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the text, 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'. They use a range of strategies to decode words and build reading fluency. Finally, they learn to sequence the story and make connections to the text.

'Yoshi the Stonecutter': reading

A young boy who learns to cook delicious meals for his village.

A brave knight who goes on a quest to recue a princess.

A man who wishes for different things in his life.

Which of these **two** adjectives best describes Yoshi at the beginning of the story?

Which of the following characters is magical in the story of 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'?

It helps build my understanding of the story.

Use your phonics strategies to decode it.

Decode the word and then re-read it for meaning.

If you come across an unfamiliar word when reading, what could you do?

Which of these are characters in the story of 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'?

How many syllables are in the word **jumping**?

Looking at __________ can help us to make predictions about a story before reading it.

They help me read common exception words.

They help me understand the meaning of a word.

How could phonics strategies help you when reading?

Starter Quiz

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