READING SKILLS

FOR PALE ENGLISH LEVEL 1

SKILLS FOR UNDERSTANDING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Recognize them. Become familiar with key words for instruction
giving. Instruction giving usually follows a known pattern.
2. Read the entire set of instructions before starting.
3. Examples show you what to do and how it should be done.
4. Answer the first question and then go back to the instructions to
evaluate if you were actually following the instructions.
5. Ask if you really don’t know what to do.
 Reading and Understanding
Written Directions
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Directions give us important information!

Here are some steps for

following written directions:
 First, carefully read the entire set of directions
so you know what you have to do.

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Second, think about what you have to do.

Third, follow directions in the order they are written.

 Fourth, don't skip any steps in the directions.

Fifth, if there's something you don't understand, ask for help!

Let's follow a set of simple directions together.
Get a scrap piece of paper and a pencil, then do
the following:
1st Draw a square.
2nd Put a circle inside the square.
3rd Color the circle blue.

Click here to see if your picture matches mine!

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Let's try something different!
Draw an imaginary circle around the picture of a pet.

Click here to check your answer!

Are you ready for more practice?

Click on the dolphin for more fun.
Directions:
1st Click here to print a worksheet.
OR
Get a piece of paper.

2nd Get a pencil and crayons or markers.

3rd Read through, and then follow, each set of directions.

4th Check your answers.

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 Draw a box.
Click here to
check your answer  Draw a star above the box.
 Draw a line connecting the star
to the box.
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 Write the letter a.
 Write the letter b before the a.
Click here to
check your answer  Write the letter t after the a.
 Draw a picture of the word you
made.
 Draw a ball under the picture.
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 Draw a large circle.
 Draw a medium circle above, just
touching, the large circle. Click here to
 Draw a small circle above, just check your
answer
touching, the medium circle.
 Draw eyes and a mouth on the small
circle.
 What do you have?
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 Draw a triangle. Click here to
 Draw a circle inside the triangle. check your
answer
 Color the circle red.
 Color the triangle yellow.
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 Write the word bug.
Click here to  Write the word lady before the
check your answer
word bug.
 Draw a picture of the word you
made.
 PALE CUCEA BOOK CLUB
Join the book club for level 1 following these simple steps.
Go to UDGFLIP.COM
* ESTUDIANTES
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DESCARGA DE LIBROS GRATUTUITA
Sign up to be a user and then download the book that PALE recommends for level 1. You can
also find it digitally at the
https://mx.usembassy.gov/education-culture/american-spaces/ben-franklin-library/ or in
paperback in the UAAL (813.4 TWA):
:
“The Prince and the Pauper” by Mark Twain
Join the forum on Moodle for level 1:
“Book Club – ‘The Prince and the Pauper’
Every weekend add your reflection on what you read during the week and respond to what the
other members have commented.

There is no requirement of how much to read just as long as you do it joyfully.