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Communicative Reading ActivitiesReading activities that engageusing all four skill sets
Ian Stone ([email protected])English Language Fellow
Topics to be covered
• About the Communicative Approach.
• The Communicative Approach in Pre-Reading Activities
• The Communicative Approach in While-Reading Activities
• The Communicative Approach in Post-Reading Activities
The Communicative Approach
http://www.cambridge.org/other_files/downloads/esl/booklets/Richards-Communicative-Language.pdf
David Nunan’s (1991) five features of Communicative Language Teaching– An emphasis on learning to communicate through
interaction in the target language.
– The introduction of authentic texts into the learning situation.
– The provision of opportunities for learners to focus, not only on language but also on the learning process itself.
– An enhancement of the learner’s own personal experiences as important contributing elements to classroom learning.
– An attempt to link classroom language learning with language activities outside the classroom.http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Communicative_language_teaching&oldid=650598808
Using C.L.T. in Reading
• Activities for Pre-reading
• Activities While-reading
• Activities for Post-reading
– Think Pair Share & KWL (Know, Want to know, Learned)
– Photos
– Predictive Reading
– Surveys
– Jigsaw Reading
– Cut-Up Texts
– Read Write Run
– Expert Reading
– Group Summary
– Group Reporters
– Story Telling
– Group Predictions
– Comprehension Games
– Role play
Activities for Pre-Reading
• Think, Pair, Share & KWL (Know, Want to Know, Learned)
• Photos
• Predictive reading (Intro. Paragraph)
• Surveys
Survey
Taken From www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
Activities for While-Reading
• Jigsaw Reading
• Cut-Up Texts
• Read Write Run
Cut-Up Texts
Read Write Run
Activities for Post-Reading• Group Summary (Numbered Heads Together)
• Group Reporters
• Story Telling
• Group Predictions (Round Robin)
• Role play
• Comprehension games such as dice or tic-tac-toe (X&O)
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Comprehension-Dice-Game-1033106
Post Reading Activities
What Students Gain• Exponentially increased student talk time
• Functional & Situational Language Skills
• Language Skills
• Team building and social skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Synthesis of new information
Communicative Reading Activities
Thank you
Activities for Pre-reading
Think Pair Share
Surveys
Photos
Predictive Reading
Activities While-readingJigsaw Reading
Cut-Up Texts
Read Write Run
Activities for Post-reading
Group Summary
Group Reporters
Story Telling
Group Predictions
Comprehension Games
Role play
Ian Stone ([email protected])English Language Fellow
