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
Name of the story Children answer I think she have
Pre-Reading Me and My Family. the teacher to use some thing
Activities question and some like toy or
Name the book / story. She ask them about of the act the something inters
what do you think sound. the student.
Describe how your the story about and
MST gets children than what you see in
interested in the story the cover page..
and wanting to hear /
read it.

She makes different Listen to teacher -

While-Reading tones with her voice and talk about
Activities and ask the what they see.
How your MST keeps question.
children interested and
actively involved.

Post-Reading
Activities
She let one student Try to follow her The teacher
How your MST
repute the story and and read. Have ask what they
consolidates the
act like a teacher. Understand in the end
storyline and explores
and than let them read
opportunities for
again.
developing language,
topic related and
personal, social and
emotional issues.
Reflections on Observation Task 2: Reading a Story in the
Local UAE Preschool

1. What preparation (i.e. pre-listening activity) did the teacher

give the learners before they listened to the text?

- She asks them about the cover page.

If they had some preparation, select (a) if they did not, select (b).

a. How did the pre-listening activity help students understand?

- The student was so excited and inters about the story.

b. What pre-listening activity could the teacher have used

to help students understand the target language better?

2. Were the learners engaged in while-listening activity/activities? If they

were, select (a); if they were not, select (b).

a. What were the aims of the while-listening activity/activities?

- To know what they understand and what know thing the learn from
the story.

b. What while-listening activity/activities could the teacher

have used to help learners understand better what they
were listening to?

3. Did the learners have a post-listening activity/activities? If they

did, select (a); if they did not, select (b).

a. What were the aims of the post-listening activity/activities?

b. What post-listening activity/ activities might have helped the

learners to understand what they had heard well?

- it makes them follow teacher and she keep their attention with
teacher

4. How many times did the learners listen to the text / recording?
a. Would it have increased their understanding if they had
been allowed to listen to the recording again? Explain. Yes,
because they get know word after first time

b. Did the learners hear the whole text at once, or in parts?