「小組英文圖書伴讀」計畫

於晨讀時段，英文科任教師領三、六年級小組學生到特別室進行英文圖書伴讀。三年級小組學生進行英文大書閱讀，六年級小組學生伴讀英文故事書，以幫助英語閱讀能力稍遜的學生閱讀英文圖書，加強自信心和興趣。

有效的閱讀策略

學生須要掌握「從閱讀中學習」的技巧，以促進整體的學習能力，以達到終身學習和全人發展。本年度中文科教師會推廣更有效的閱讀策略，使學生在適當的引導和支持下，最終能成為「精通的閱讀者」。

閱讀步驟

        完整的閱讀過程，需要按以下的閱讀步驟來進行，以幫助理解內容，加深記億。

閱讀策略

• 聯想
  

        把自己已有的知識和故事聯結起來，可以提高閱讀能力，也能讓我們產生共鳴。例如：故事提及有關個人衛生時，我們立即想起從常識課中，我們知道個人衛生即是要飯前﹑飯後洗手﹑天天洗澡等。

• 推論

        很多時候作者會藉故事帶出一些隱藏的意思。這些意思並不能直接從文章中看出來。這時，我們便要從事情發生的背景﹑經過﹑人物﹑作者的語氣中，推論出作者在文章中所隱藏的意思。

• 圖像化

        有時候，作者為了豐富文章的內容，會描寫很多景物，如花﹑草﹑樹木﹑小鳥﹑小孩子等，我們不妨閉上眼睛，在腦海中照着文字畫出一幅圖畫來，然後隨着故事發展，在我們的圖畫中增刪，這樣，閱讀時就有趣得多了。

• 概念圖

        當文章或故事提供了一大堆資料時，我們一時間難以消化，這時，我們可以用圖表把資料清楚地列出，幫助解構文章。

•  歸納法

        閱讀的時候，為了讓我們更容易掌握文章的主題，我們可以用鉛筆把多餘的內容刪去；把相同的內容歸類，例如：香蕉﹑西瓜﹑櫻桃，我們可以歸類為水果。這樣看起來就更清楚明白了。 我們也要在文章中找出主題句。主題句多放在文章的開首或結尾，但也有例外的，所以閱讀時一定要留心，看看它的主旨在哪裏。

• 字詞猜測

        閱讀時，遇到不明白的字詞，不一定要立刻翻查字典。我們可以如偵探一樣，從上下文或圖畫找出線索，猜測字詞的意思。若仍不能理解該字詞時，才翻查字典或向老師請教。

• 預測內容

        在閱讀前，可以先推測文章的內容，讓自己對文章有初步的概念，幫助閱讀時理解內容。先讀讀文章的題目，找出題目的關鍵詞，去幫助推想內容。此外，閱讀文章的插圖﹑圖表及圖片的標題，也是猜測文章內容的重要線索。除了在閱讀前列出預測的內容，在閱讀時留意自己的猜測是否符合文章內容外，還可以邊看邊猜，看自己的想法與作者是否相同，增加閱讀的樂趣。

• 提問
  

        閱讀文章前，可利用文章的題目及小標題等線索，確定文章的體裁。如文章為記敘性的文字，可以利用「六何」：何時﹑何地﹑何人﹑何事﹑為何和如何這幾個問題為閱讀的線索。若文章為議論性的文字，則利用以下的問題為閱讀的重點 ：作者的論點是甚麼﹖作者以甚麼例證來支持自己的論點﹖若文章是說明或描述性文字，閱讀時要留意文章描述甚麼事物﹑事物的特徵是甚麼。除了在閱讀前列出預測文章內容的題目外，在閱讀時可以就內容作出提問，幫助理解文章的深意，加深記憶， 並有助理解文章其他內容。

Comprehension skill

Cause and effect
　　Working out which event (cause) resulted in which consequence (effect)

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Look for keywords in the text connected to the event or its effect.
3. Look at marker words like because, so or as a result.
4. Decide how the information is connected to determine cause and effect.
5. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.

Concluding
　　Making a decision (a conclusion) about the meaning of information in a text

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Underline keywords in the question.
3. Read the text again, looking at facts and details to help you reach a conclusion.
4. Underline the fact and details.
5. Decide what those fact and details mean.
6. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.

Fact or opinion
　　Detailing it what has been written to true (fact) or simply what the writer believes (opinion)

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Find the statement in the text and underline it.
3. Ask yourself if the statement could be checked by research.
4. If it can be checked and is correct, it’s fact.
5. If it is something the writer simply believes is true, it is on opinion.
6. Consider all possible answer and make your own decision.

Summarizing
　　Presenting only the main idea and most important points

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Underline keywords in the question.
3. Locate information in the text.
4. Decide what information is important and how it is connected.
5. Leave out any unnecessary words or information.
6. Consider all possible answer and make your own decision.

Finding information
　　Reading and search text to find information

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Find and underline keywords in the question.
3. Think of a possible answer.(You will still need to check the text.)
4. Find keywords in the text to support your answer.
5. Read the information around the keywords.
6. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.

Inferring
　　Deciding what is most likely to be true, based on information in the text

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Note that the answer is not stated in the next.
3. Underline information in the text that will help you to work out an answer.
4. Think about an answer, supported by details in the text, that makes the most sense.
5. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.

Point of view and purpose
　　The opinion expressed by a writer in a text (point of view) and why it was written (purpose)

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Look for information pointing to how the writer feels and underline it.
3. Think about why the text was written and look for information in the text to support your ideas.
4. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.

The main idea
　　The main idea links all the other ideas together

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Look at the title of the text. (It sometimes tells you the main idea.)
3. Think about the information provided in the text.
4. Ask ‘What the text mainly about?’
5. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.

Predicting
　　Thinking about and deciding what will happen next

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Find any information related to the question.
3. Underline the information.
4. Think hard! What is the writer suggesting might happen?
5. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.

Sequencing
　　Putting things in the order in which they happened

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Identity which events you need to sequence.
3. Find and underline the events in the text.
4. Look for marker words like then, next or before.
5. Work out how the events are related.
6. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.

Similarities and differences
　　Looking for things that are alike or different and comparing them

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Locate maker words in the text such as like, different or compared.
3. Underline any relevant information for comparison.
4. Organize the information. (Will a chart or table help?)
5. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.

Understanding words
　　Working out what words mean in different sentences

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Find and underline the word in the text.
3. Read the sentence the word is in.
4. Think about the other words in the sentence. (What clues do they give you?)
5. Still not sure? Read the sentences before and other – or the whole paragraph.
6. Consider all possible answers and make your own decision.