Reading Comprehension Monitoring Strategies
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Reading Comprehension Monitoring Strategies
The Night the Lights Went Out
At 7.15 on a winter evening, the lights went out across a coastal neighbourhood. While most families searched for torches, Harrison noticed a faint, steady glow near the dunes. She remembered that a group of volunteers had been monitoring little penguins there. Little penguins come ashore after dark. They travel from the sea to sheltered nesting places, often using the same paths each night. Bright lights can disorient them, making it harder to find those paths. The volunteers had installed low, shielded lights beside a temporary barrier. The lights were aimed downwards so people could see the walkway without shining towards the beach. Harrison walked with her dad to the viewing point. A volunteer explained that the outage had switched off the neighbourhood lights, but the small, shielded lamps were connected to a separate battery. “They’re deliberately dim,” she said. “We want people to stay on the path and give the penguins plenty of space.” Harrison watched one penguin pause, then waddle along the dark edge of the beach towards the dunes. She had expected the birds to be lost without bright lights. Now she understood why the volunteers had chosen a softer glow: protecting the penguins mattered more than making the beach bright.
Pause, check and solve
Use evidence from the report. More than one response may be sensible when you explain your thinking.
- The lamps needed to be bright enough to light the whole beach.
- Bright lights can disorient penguins and make their paths harder to find.
- The penguins only come ashore when the neighbourhood lights are on.
- The volunteers wanted Harrison to see the penguins clearly.
- Make someone or something lose its sense of direction
- Help someone move more quickly
- Make something appear brighter
- Keep someone warm
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