Building understanding of 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'

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I can retrieve information from a non-fiction text to answer questions.

Familiarising yourself with a text's layout helps you to navigate and understand it.
Skimming and scanning is a way to retrieve information accurately and quickly from a text.
Searching for key words helps you to find information you are looking for.
Bioluminescence and biofluorescence are two different ways in which creatures produce their glow.

Information - facts learned about someone or something
Retrieve - to find information within the text
Bioluminescence - the production and emission of light by a living organism caused by a chemical reaction within it
Biofluorescence - the production and emission of light by a living organism as a result of absorbing ultraviolet light

Pupils may find the keywords from a question and copy out that exact sentence without checking.

Ensure children reread the question and check that their answer answers that question.

Support the children to discuss and make links to other non-fiction texts they have read.

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