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Reading Aloud with Expression

In this topic you will read sentences aloud with feeling and answer questions about them.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Read aloud with expression
  • Read questions and exclamations correctly
  • Answer questions about a short text

What you already know

  • Reading aloud

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
Extensive Reading
Sub-strand
Reading Aloud
Indicator
B1.6.2.1.1 – Read aloud simple sentences of about three to four words

Introduction

When we speak, our voice goes up and down. When we read aloud, we can do the same. This makes reading interesting.

1. Reading Different Sentences

How to read
SentenceEnd markHow to read it
Kofi is a boy.full stop (.)calm voice
Is Kofi a boy?question mark (?)voice goes up at the end
Kofi, run!exclamation mark (!)strong voice
Three sentence cards ending with a full stop, question mark and exclamation mark
Figure 1: Reading with expression Copy the three sentences and circle the end marks.Illustration: Sirbus

2. Read and Answer

Ama has a hen. The hen is red. It lays eggs.

Questions

  • Who has a hen? (Ama)
  • What colour is the hen? (red)
  • What does the hen lay? (eggs)

Remember: Read the end mark before you read the sentence.

New words

expression
Showing feeling with your voice.
question mark
The mark (?) at the end of a question.
exclamation mark
The mark (!) that shows strong feeling.
answer
What you say to a question.

Summary

  • We read with expression to show feeling.
  • Questions end with a question mark; our voice goes up.
  • Exclamations end with an exclamation mark; we read them strongly.

Class activity: Expression Game

  1. Read a sentence card in three ways: calm, asking and excited.
  2. The group guesses which end mark it has.
  3. Read the short text and answer the questions.

You need: Ghanaian-language storybook, Locally made sentence cards, Pointer stick

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Which mark ends a question?

    • A. ?
    • B. .
    • C. !
    • D. ,
    Show answer
    Answer: ?Questions end with a question mark.

  2. 2. In "Ama has a hen. The hen is red.", what colour is the hen?

    • A. Red
    • B. Blue
    • C. White
    • D. Black
    Show answer
    Answer: RedThe text says the hen is red.

  3. 3. Our voice goes up at the end of a question.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThat shows we are asking.

  4. 4. "Run!" ends with a full stop.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseIt ends with an exclamation mark.

  5. 5. Showing feeling with your voice is called ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: expressionThat is expression.

  6. 6. Write one question you could ask about Ama's hen.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. Does the hen lay eggs?A question ends with a question mark.

Homework

  1. Read a storybook page aloud with expression to your family.