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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint - Activating Prior Knowledge

  • Updated

    Updated:  28 Feb 2020

A 13 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of activating prior knowledge.

  • Editable

    Editable:  PowerPoint

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  13 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  4 - 6

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teaching resource

Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint - Activating Prior Knowledge

  • Updated

    Updated:  28 Feb 2020

A 13 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of activating prior knowledge.

  • Editable

    Editable:  PowerPoint

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  13 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  4 - 6

A 13 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of activating prior knowledge.

Use this teaching presentation to explicitly introduce your students to the reading comprehension strategy of activating prior knowledge.

This PowerPoint includes the following content:

  • a definition of the strategy
  • an explanation of how and when to use the strategy
  • examples of metacognitive questions to ask when applying the strategy
  • a guided, whole-class activity (based on a literary text)
  • an activity for the students to complete independently.

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  • Laica Ayo
    ·

    Hi Kylie, Thanks for reaching out! To best help with this, could I get you to reach out to our support team via the support chat icon to the bottom right of your screen? We've got a few resource packs on the topic of Reading Comprehension specifically made for Year 3 and up and would be happy to get you the links :) Thanks, and have a great rest of your day!

  • Kylie Marjoram
    ·

    Would it be possible to have a year 3 version of this powerpoint please?

    • Sam Acres
      ·

      Great idea! Thanks for mentioning Kylie, it definitely is possible - I've added this to our Resource team's 'Suggest a Resource' list, and have added you as the source for this idea. We've got a team of resource creators monitoring this list, and they'll touch base with you directly if/when this is done. Thanks again!

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