Sequence: Reading for Understanding

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Sequence: Reading for Understanding
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The purpose of the LAMS sequence is for students to evaluate their own reading for understanding or comprehension skills through a shared resource, multiple choice quizzes and online collaboration. Students share a piece of writing, which is aimed at the UK’s Adult Core Curriculum Entry 3. Essentially the information is in a poster format that contains and image and is a piece of informative writing.

The aim of the learning design is to be able to recognise informative writing; recognise and understand instructions; understand how the use of images can give meaning to writing; understand how different types of text can give meaning to writing and discuss with their group their thoughts and feeling about the poster.

The online collaboration and multiple choice quizzes give the students the opportunity to both learn from their peers as well as receive affirmation regarding their own thoughts about the text. Also, the tutor is able to assess individual’s competencies without the need for more formal assessment methods. (LAMS 2.0)

Keywords: communications, comprehension, reading, basic skills, informative writing, ALeD

Subject: Basic Skills Communication Entry Level 3

Audience: Post 16 Education, Adult Basic Skills

Run time: 1 hour

Delivery Mode: Classroom based, Blended

Resources: Computer and internet access per student.

Outline of Activities: Introduction and welcome to the session. This outlines the aims and objective of the session.
Tool: Notice board

Students are instructed look at the poster paying particular attention to the image. Students are directed to think about the use of images and why they are used.

Tool: Notice board

Students are invited to chat with their peers. The chat is directed and asks the students to discuss where they think the images might be used; the type of image and how well they think the image works.

Tool: Chat

Students are asked to look closely at some of the text within the poster. This text uses certain formatting for effect as well and an open-ended sentence. Students are asked why these devices have been through a multiple-choice quiz. Students are told to read the feedback for each question careful so that they can understand the correct answer for each question

Tool: Multiple choice

Students are directed to look at the remaining text and make a note of anything they find interesting, such as layout, the sentences or any individual words using the LAMS note pad. Students are instructed to save their work so that the monitor can look at each student’s entry after the session has finished.

Students are invited to join a forum and discuss the things they found interesting about the text. Students are encouraged to make a note of the things that other members of the group found interesting but they did not.

Tool: Forum
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Language: English

LAMS Version: 2.0

License: Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike

Support Files: No files

Sharing with: Everyone in Public

Status: Active

Average Rating: (4.5). Based on 2 reviews.

Number of downloads: 60 times

Number of previews: 26 times

Authored By: Kristian Besley

Date: 12 April 2007 09:51 AM

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Good stuff
Hi Kristian, Thanks for sharing this sequence. It's actually quite good and I like the way you reuse the images across activities. In addition, you can change the name of the activities so they show a more significant name rather the original tool name (Noticeboard, Chat, Q&A). You can change this name in the Property Inspector in Author.
Dolly The lams on May 11, 2007 05:52 AM (view details)

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Sequence:	Reading for Understanding Preview \| Open LessonLAMS \| Download
Description:	The purpose of the LAMS sequence is for students to evaluate their own reading for understanding or comprehension skills through a shared resource, multiple choice quizzes and online collaboration. Students share a piece of writing, which is aimed at the UK’s Adult Core Curriculum Entry 3. Essentially the information is in a poster format that contains and image and is a piece of informative writing. The aim of the learning design is to be able to recognise informative writing; recognise and understand instructions; understand how the use of images can give meaning to writing; understand how different types of text can give meaning to writing and discuss with their group their thoughts and feeling about the poster. The online collaboration and multiple choice quizzes give the students the opportunity to both learn from their peers as well as receive affirmation regarding their own thoughts about the text. Also, the tutor is able to assess individual’s competencies without the need for more formal assessment methods. (LAMS 2.0) Keywords: communications, comprehension, reading, basic skills, informative writing, ALeD Subject: Basic Skills Communication Entry Level 3 Audience: Post 16 Education, Adult Basic Skills Run time: 1 hour Delivery Mode: Classroom based, Blended Resources: Computer and internet access per student. Outline of Activities: Introduction and welcome to the session. This outlines the aims and objective of the session. Tool: Notice board Students are instructed look at the poster paying particular attention to the image. Students are directed to think about the use of images and why they are used. Tool: Notice board Students are invited to chat with their peers. The chat is directed and asks the students to discuss where they think the images might be used; the type of image and how well they think the image works. Tool: Chat Students are asked to look closely at some of the text within the poster. This text uses certain formatting for effect as well and an open-ended sentence. Students are asked why these devices have been through a multiple-choice quiz. Students are told to read the feedback for each question careful so that they can understand the correct answer for each question Tool: Multiple choice Students are directed to look at the remaining text and make a note of anything they find interesting, such as layout, the sentences or any individual words using the LAMS note pad. Students are instructed to save their work so that the monitor can look at each student’s entry after the session has finished. Students are invited to join a forum and discuss the things they found interesting about the text. Students are encouraged to make a note of the things that other members of the group found interesting but they did not. Tool: Forum
Author view:
Audience:
Subjects:
Language:	English
LAMS Version:	2.0
License:	Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Support Files:	No files
Sharing with:	Everyone in Public
Status:	Active
Average Rating:	(4.5). Based on 2 reviews.
Number of downloads:	60 times
Number of previews:	26 times
Authored By:	Kristian Besley
Date:	12 April 2007 09:51 AM
User Comments on Reading for Understanding sequence Add comments to Reading for Understanding sequence
Good stuff Hi Kristian, Thanks for sharing this sequence. It's actually quite good and I like the way you reuse the images across activities. In addition, you can change the name of the activities so they show a more significant name rather the original tool name (Noticeboard, Chat, Q&A). You can change this name in the Property Inspector in Author. Dolly The lams on May 11, 2007 05:52 AM (view details)