Reading Instruction in the Primary Grades

Exhibit 2 presents various materials for Arabic reading instruction and how they are used.

Exhibit 2: Arabic Instructional Materials

Source	Content	Expectations
Student’s Book³	Organization	Know the parts of each unit Demonstrate the competencies that are expected to be achieved Know the contents of each unit
Exercise Book⁴	Introduction/Achieving my project	Complete activities with illustrations, pictures, and texts and provide explanations Complete each unit as assigned, across groups of students Write paragraphs about the content
Student’s Book	Reading comprehension texts	Develop language (dealing with words and phrases mentioned in the text) Answer literal, reasoning, and critical comprehension questions Expressively read aloud Identify structures of texts and methods of textual composition Accurately complete dictation of a paragraph extracted from the text
Student’s Book	Reading strategy texts	Learn about reading strategies through a seminar
Student’s Book	Listening texts	Complete partial exercises on that strategy Answer literal and critical questions about a text and draw conclusions
Student’s Book	Reading for enjoyment	Gain enjoyment through reading
Student’s Book	Text structure	Produce mind maps illustrating text structures

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