Picture clues and story talk
Use pictures to talk about who, what, and where before children move into fuller reading.
Lessons in this topic
Start with a short lesson and build confidence with one concept at a time.
Read a short passage and answer
Read a tiny passage of two or three lines and answer simple meaning questions.
Arrange sentences in order
Read short event sentences and place them in the correct order to show understanding.
Left to right with picture strips
Follow a simple picture strip from left to right so children notice order before formal reading grows.
Picture sequences and what happens next
Use tiny picture sequences to notice first, next, and last in a way that prepares children for later reading.
Read and find the main idea
Use short passages to decide what the passage is mostly about.
Listen, look, and choose the picture
Hear a short spoken line and choose the picture that matches it best.
Read two short passages and compare
Read two tiny passages and notice one thing that is similar or different between them.
Read, compare, and infer
Read a short passage and answer a small inference or comparison question from what is said.
Read a paragraph and summarize
Read a short paragraph and tell what it was mostly about in one or two simple lines.
Read and match three-word lines
Read short three-word lines and match them to the best picture or scene.
Choose the line that fits
Look at a picture and choose the short line that matches it best.
Compare two paragraphs and explain
Read two short paragraphs and explain one important similarity or difference between them.