READING SKILLS STRUGGLING READERS PROFICIENT READERS

Following Directions Activity: Follow it! Activity: “Students’ on the Floor”

The teacher will first read the Main direction for the The class will be divided into 4 groups, each of them will
students. have a team leader which will guide them with the
Main Directions: Read through ALL the numbered directions that is in the puzzle form.
steps below before you begin. Students should read the First, they will arrange the sentence and read it fast and
directions carefully and do exactly as they say loud before doing it.

1. Use the 1/2 part of this paper and write your name. 1. I need 4 legs, 4 nose, and 2 heads. Ready, Students’ on the
2. Write a box beside your name. Floor! (each member of the groups will give what the
3. Circle all the vowels in your paper. teacher ask for)
4. Color each circle with the rainbow color. 2. I need 4 chests, 4 knees, and 4 hands, Ready, Students’ on
5. Draw a tree on the right side of your name. the Floor!
6. Do not do any of the steps above. 3. Give me 5 knees, 2 shoulders and 4 faces, Ready! Student’s
7. Put down your pencil and quietly wait for others to on the Floor!
finish. 4. I need 4 backs, 2 heads, and 4 shoulders, Ready! Student’s
on the floor!
5. Student’s on the floor, 5 heads, and 4 knees.

Sequencing Events Activity: Read some of the lyrics of the song “Nothing's Activity: Keep tracking of the Reading Sequence!
gonna change my love for you” and Arrange it! Also, the
teacher may sing the lyrics after reading. Read the passage about Mr. Matters below. Then determine
the order that events took place in the story.
If I had to live my life without you near me
The days would be empty Title: Mr. Matters and His Morning Exercise
The nights would seem so long
With you I see forever, Oh, so clearly Mr matters was a very well liked
I might have been in love before neighbor that we had for years.
But it never felt this strong One day he woke up and didn’t feel
so well. He decided to go to see Dr.
Read the lyrics above; write the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Jerome to see what the problem
and 6 to sequence the events below. might be. Dr. Jerome is the best!
Dr. Jerome did some blood work
____ I might have been in love before on Mr. Matters. He found that his blood contains very little
____But it never felt this strong vitamins and minerals. He recommended that Mr. Matters
____With you I see forever, Oh, so clearly begin to eat more fruits and vegetables. In addition, he
 ____The days would be empty wanted Mr. Matters to exercise three times a week for thirty
____The nights would seem so long minutes every time.
____If I had to live my life without you near me Mr. Matters wanted to feel better, so he followed the
good doctor’s advice. Every morning he woke up, he
followed the same routine. First he ate a grapefruit and
drank a glass of water. He would then walk two miles. He
would end off with a full body stretch. Then he would ride
his bike to work.
As months went on, Mr. Matters felt a ton better. He
began help Ms. Stewart prune her garden every night after
work. As a form of payment, Ms. Stewart would always make
Mr. Matters a healthy dinner.

Place the events in order by using numbers 1 to 6:

____Mr. Matters went to the doctor.
____ Mr. Matters helped prune Ms. Stewart’s garden.
____ He walked two miles.
____ He would ride his bike to work.
____ Mr. Matters did a full body stretch.
____ Mr. Matters ate a grapefruit.

Distinguishing Fact from Directions: Read each

Opinion sentence. Determine if it is a fact or
opinion. Write answer on the line. INSTRUCTIONS: Read each statement below. Decide if it is a
1. __________ There is nothing more fact or opinion and write your decision in the blank.
annoying than a barking dog. Then switch it up! If the statement is an opinion, write a fact
2. __________ Charlotte’s Web is the best book ever about the topic in the space provided. If it is a fact, write an
written. opinion about the topic.
3. __________ The human heart consists of four chambers:
Example: Ursula is very pretty. Opinion Adam
two atria and two ventricles.
thinks Ursula is pretty.
4. ___________ In 2011 a nuclear plant in Japan was
_____________________________________________________________________
damaged by an earthquake.
_
5. ___________ Sally thinks her grandmother is the most
loving grandmother in the world.
1. Abraham Lincoln was president during the U.S. Civil War.
6. ___________ A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon
________________________ __________________________
passes behind the earth.
2. Going to the doctor is scary.
7. ___________ The average American black bear weighs
around 880 pounds. ________________________ __________________________
8. ___________ American Idol doesn’t have any talented 3. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
singers this year. ________________________ __________________________
9. ___________ Hawaii is the only state in the United States 4. Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.
that grows coffee. ________________________ __________________________
10. __________ Butterscotch candy is so much better than 5. Elephants are the largest land mammals.
peppermint candy. ________________________ __________________________
Getting the Main Idea
Saturday at the Carnival
James and his sister,
Anna, went to the
carnival on Saturday.
They rode the merry-
go-round, the roller
coaster and the Ferris
wheel. James ate
popcorn and a hot dog.
Anna drank lemonade
and ate an apple. They
saw many exciting
shows. They were
tired when they went home.

What is the main idea? Circle the correct answer.

The Wonderful City of
A. James and Anna were hungry. Oz
B. James and Anna did many things at the carnival.
C. The merry-go-round was broken.
D. The carnival was on Saturday.
Write three details in the story in the boxes.
Skimming/Scanning On the line, write whether you would most
likely skim or scan to do each of the
following:

1. I would ____________ contained through a table of

contents to see what information a book

2. I would ____________ through the glossary of a book to

look for a certain topic.

3. I would ____________ topic interested me. through the

headings of a report before I read it to see if the

4. I would ____________ through the first paragraph of a

book to see if it was about the same character as a
previous book

5. I would ____________ to find a phone number in the

telephone directory.

6.I would ____________ to search for an unanswered

question on an exam.

7. I would ____________ to find a location on a map.

8. I would ____________ to find my flight on a schedule at

the airport.

9. I would ____________ an advert to find out the cost of

something.

10. I would ____________ to refresh my memory about an Questions:

article I'd read before.
1. When do these jobs start?

2. The work will last for about a month. True or false?

 3. What type of work is on offer?

4. What kind of people is Skillswise Delivery Services

looking for?

5. What shift patterns are available?

6. Where is the job based?

7. The work involves travel around the UK. True or false?

8. How much will you earn per hour if you are aged 18?

9. True or false? You will be paid extra for working on

Saturday. True or false?

10. Whom should you contact at Skillswise Delivery Services

to get an application form?

11. You can leave a message on an answering machine. True

or false?

Group 7: Florence Cauguiran

Rochelle Estuesta
Hannalyn Celino
Chrystal Faye M. Austria