Observation Task 2: Reading a Story in the local

UAE School
Identify the type of pre-whilst and post reading activities employed by
your MST

Table 7: Reading a Story in the local UAE Preschool

What the MST What the Comments
Does Children Do

Pre-Reading
Activities ""
Name the book / story. Summer season They answer and
sometimes they
Describe how your She asks the point
MST gets children students what they
interested in the story can see and what
and wanting to hear / they think the story
read it.
will be about

While-Reading She keeps asking Answer

Activities about the next page
How your MST keeps what will happen
children interested and
actively involved.

Post-Reading
Activities
How your MST
She ask about the They search for the
consolidates the
key words for the key words for a
storyline and explores
letter latter
opportunities for
developing language,
topic related and
personal, social and
emotional issues.
Observation Table:
Reasons for speaking in the classroom

Reason for speaking Learner A Learner B Learner C

Learner repeats word / A A
1 phrase
after teacher
Learner whole
repeats word / A A
2 phrase
after teacher
Learner repeatsword
group
/ / A
3 phrase after teacher
individual
Learner answers direct A A A
4 question
from teacher
Learner answers open A
5 question
6 from teacher
Learner asks teacher a A
question
Learner answers a A A
7 partner in
Paired
Learnerwork activity
answers a group A
8 member in group work
activity
Learner answers the A
9 teacher
10 informally
Learner answers peer A
informally