ReadingCoursewareforTeachersChapter2ExploringLondonLearntoReadFunctions21stCenturyKnowledgeandSkillsValuesandAttitudesTalkingaboutdirectionsCriticalthinkingRespectingdifferentculturesReadingSkillsMakingguesses/predictionsaboutthetext

Locatingspecificinformationinresponsetoquestions

Inferringmeaningfromthetext

Makingobservationsfrompictures

EvaluatingthetextReadingPre-reading

–IntroducingthesettingFirstreading–SharedreadingSecondreading–Readingaloud–Activity1:AssessmentforlearningPost-reading–Activity2:Readingaloud–Activity3:FinishCharlie’sdiaryentry

–Activity4:Runandgrab

Todaywearegoingtoreadastory.

Let’slookatsomepictures!Pre-readingTheQueenofEnglandlivesatBuckinghamPalace!DoyouthinkCharlie

canmeettheQueenatBuckinghamPalace?Someonevery

importantandfamous

liveshere.Doyouknowwho?Inthestory,Charlie

wenttoabig,beautifulpalaceinLondon.BuckinghamPalaceButhedidmeetsomeonefamous!Canyouguesswho?Inthestory,

Charliedidn’tmeettheQueen.Let’sreadthestory!FirstreadingCanyourememberwhatshesaid?Doyouthink

Charliecouldremember

whatshesaid?Thetourguide

gaveCharliesomedirections.Notlongafterthe

tourstarted,wheredidCharliehavetogo?Doyouthink

Charlieopenedthe

correctdoor?Look,therearemanydoorsin

thecorridor.Canyouguesswhohisgrandmotheris?Therewasaman

intheroom.Whatwashisname?Williamsaidhisgrandmotherlivesatthepalace.WherewasCharlie?WhatdidCharlieeat?Charliethoughtittastedverynice.

Butwhatdidhe

likebetter?WilliamandCharliehadteatogether.DoyouthinkCharlieenjoyedhavingteawithWilliam?WhydidCharliehavetogo?ThenCharlielookedattheclock.

Whattimewasit?HowdidCharliefeel?Charliedidn’tknow

thatthemanhemetwasPrinceWilliam.Charliewasveryluckytomeet

PrinceWilliam!WhodidCharlieseeonTV?Let’sreadthestoryagain!SecondreadingAnswersHedidn’tfollowthetourguide’sinstructions./Hegotlost.Hedidn’tgothroughthelastdoorontheleftofthecorridor.HehelpedCharliewhenCharliegotlost./HeinvitedCharliefortea.Nearlyanhour.TheQueen.Let’sdosomemoreactivities!Post-readingReadingaloud OneSaturday,myhostfamily,theWhites,tookTomandItoBuckinghamPalace.Duringthetour,Iwantedtogotothetoilet.Thetourguidetoldmetogothroughthelastdoorontheleft.Igotlostandwalkedintoabeautifulroom.TherewasamancalledWilliamintheroom.Hehelpedmetofindthetoilets.Heeveninvitedmetotea.Iateascone.Ilikeditverymuch,butIlikedsoupdumplingsbetter!SuddenlyInoticedtheclockandrememberedthatIwasonatour.Williamtookmetotheexitandsaiditwasnicetalkingtome.Thatnight,IsawWilliamonTV!MrsWhitetoldmethatthemanwasPrinceWilliam.HewasgoingtobethekingofEnglandoneday!IwasveryhappytohavemetPrinceWilliam.Deardiary,Love,

Charlie OneSaturday,myhostfamily,theWhites,tookTomandItoBuckinghamPalace.Duringthetour,Iwantedtogotothetoilet.Thetourguidetoldmetogothroughthelastdoorontheleft.Igotlostandwalkedintoabeautifulroom.TherewasamancalledWilliamintheroom.Hehelpedmetofindthetoilets.Heeveninvitedmetotea.Iateascone.Ilikeditverymuch,butIlikedsoupdumplingsbetter!SuddenlyInoticedtheclockandrememberedthatIwasonatour.Williamtookmetotheexitandsaiditwasnicetalkingtome.Thatnight,IsawWilliamonTV!MrsWhitetoldmethatthemanwasPrinceWilliam.HewasgoingtobethekingofEnglandoneday!IwasveryhappytohavemetPrinceWilliam.Deardiary,Love,

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roomAcknowledgements

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