3. Teaching reading.doc

Teaching  reading

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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

a.       preparing Ss for reading outside the class:

-  for pleasure

-  for carrier

-  for academic reasons

b.       exposing Ss to English (subconscious knowledge)

c.       studying the lg (vocab, grammar etc)

d.       providing a model for writing

e.       introducing:

-  interesting topic

-  stimulating discussion

-  exciting imaginative responses

READING OUT LOUD

a.       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

b.       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

a.       pre-reading activities

b.       while- reading activities

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

a.       pre-reading activities

-    introductionà lead-in à vocab presentation

-    the 1st task - predictions, expectations

b.       while- reading activities

-    to focus in a gist

-    to focus on a more spec info

-    feedback

-    task requiring more comprehensive underst

c.       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: ?