(isiZulu): Grade 2, Lesson 2: Teaching young children to read and write for meaning

In this video, we read a story aloud, for children to listen to and enjoy. As we do this, we let the children look at and enjoy the illustrations on each page. After reading or telling a story, we encourage children to think and talk about the story, by asking questions that will deepen their understanding of the story, e.g. Children name the characters in the story and say who they think the main character is; they talk about what parts of the story they like and what parts of the story they do not like – and why they don’t like certain parts. Asking these questions are important as they develop children’s high order thinking. Talking also about prepares children for writing about the story.