Teaching reading

EXAMPLES OF READING MATERIALS

• non-fiction/ fiction

• letters, greeting cards

• diaries, journals

• memos, mssgs, announcements, invitations

• academic writing, forms, applications

• recipes, menus, labels, bills

• maps, schedules, directions

• comics, cartoons

• newspapers, adverts etc.

REASON FOR READING IN THE CLASSROOM

1. preparing Ss for reading outside the class:

• for pleasure

• for carrier

• for academic reasons

2. exposing Ss to English (subconscious knowledge)

3. studying the lg (vocab, grammar etc)

4. providing a model for writing

5. introducing:

• interesting topic

• stimulating discussion

• exciting imaginative responses

READING OUT LOUD

1. advantages & disadvantages

• advantages:

• checking the pronunciation

• helps to make connections btw prints & sounds

• disadvantages:

• Ss may listen a bad model

• Focus on the lg - not on the meaning

• Ss must follow the speed of the reader

2. variety of ways:

• Sc follow T/ tape chorally sentence by sentence

• Individual student follows T/ tape sentence by sentence

• Ss follow the t/tape

• Ss prepare and read their parts individually

• Ss prepare and read their roles in pairs/ groups

IMPROVING READING SKILLS

efficient reading

inefficient reading (xero)

MODEL FOR INTRODUCING READING

1. pre-reading activities

2. while- reading activities

3. post- reading activities (follow-up, text-related- activities)

1. pre-reading activities

• introduction lead-in vocab presentation

• the 1^st task - predictions, expectations

2. while- reading activities

• to focus in a gist

• to focus on a more spec info

• feedback

• task requiring more comprehensive underst

3. post- reading activities

• personalization

• more detailed investigation

• integrate with other skills

• closing, conclusion of what has been studied

EXAMPLES OF POST- READING ACTIVITIES (which integrate reading with other skills):

• speaking:

• discussion

• re-telling stories

• parallel stories

• dialogues

• role-plays

• debates

• writing :

• a letter

• magazine article

• postcard

• grammar:

• jumbled words

• structure practice

• listening:

• comparing a news bulletin and an article

• vocabulary: ?

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