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ROLL & READ

OVERVIEW: ACTIVITY OBJECTIVE:

Roll and Read is another Learners will able to build fluency in reading.
activity that turn boring reading
practice into an exciting, engaging

and more challenging game. MTRLS & PREPARATION PROCEDURE

Helping children show great
interest in language and having þ Game Board with six columns F Two children get a game

them build fluency with speed, drawn on it. Each column has board and a die. They may

accuracy, and proper expression set of 5 or more use the die to decide who

are important aspects in learning words/phrases/ sentences goes first.

how to read. depending on the teacher’s F Have the child to roll the die

Fluency is one of those preference. Put a star figure and let him read one

reading skills that requires a deep (based on your choice) before word/phrase/sentence from

understanding. It serves as a each word/phrase/ sentence. the rolled column. For

bridge that leads to comprehension Each face of the die is also

and to a lifelong love of reading. indicated on the lower part of example, when he rolls a 3,

In the process of learning to read, each column. The teacher may he must read a word/phrase/

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and phonemic awareness, learn to order to be used it in multiple F Each time a child reads a

apply the alphabetic principle to times. word/phrase/sentence in that

increasingly complex words,

become familiar with more an d þ A die þ Erasable marker set, he colors/marks a star.

more high frequency words, build REFERENCE: F The children take turns rolling
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SUGGESTIONS & ADVICE

ü The activity can be utilized in the whole class by project ing the game board to an interactive board like a
white board, enough for everybody in the class to see it.

ü The teacher can prepare a compilation of game boards with different levels of difficulty, organizing them

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ü Make variations in using a die to other learning areas. The following are examples:

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a. a. Roll, R ad, and Pick U . Aside from rolling and reading, ildren dentify words associated to the given topic
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b. b. Roll and Perform, where the teacher assigns a word and then a player completes a task/activity for the
number he rolls. Tasks can be: Spell the word; Use the word in a sentence; Illustrate the word; Give a
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synonym of the word; ive an antonym of the word; ive a word that rhymes with the word.
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c. c. Roll and Read in Mathematics, where they read a numeral correctly.

d. d. Roll and Write, where they express the number words into symbols.

e. e. Roll and Solve, where children take turns in ng an equation or a word problem.
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