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 Does What the Children Do Comments

They start to think and

First, she asks them some figure out the answers.
Pre-Reading
question about the sky
Activities
and show them the book.
Name the book / story.
Second, she bring shaped
How to catch the star
Describe how your MST gets like a star and she
children interested in the describes to them.
story and wanting to hear /
read it.

They children were I felt this way

By using her voice and interested and want to they will be
While-Reading
how to make it interested know the details and more
Activities
to them and ask them the end of the story. comfortable to
How your MST keeps
open-ended questions. answers.
children interested and
For example, what will
actively involved.
happen next?

Some students
When the MST finished answered her and told
Post-Reading Activities the story she ask them her what happen.
How your MST consolidates questions that were
the storyline and explores happen in the story.
opportunities for developing
language, topic related and
personal, social and
emotional issues.