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Sample PPT created for the Webskills2014 course. It is still under construction since I am planning to use it in my current English III course. I will upload an updated version as soon as possible.
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Universidad Central de VenezuelaFacultad de Humanidades y Educación
Escuela de EducaciónEstudios Universitarios Supervisados
Cátedra de Idiomas Extranjeros
Academic reading
Evelyn Izquierdo@eveweb
Agenda
What is reading? The reading process Practice: Reading an academic text Final reflections
Foto taken from: http://flyhigh-by-learnonline.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-encourage-young-people-to-read.html
What is
reading?
The reading
process
Pre-reading Reading Post-reading
Before During After
PRE-READING Read the title, subtitles, enumerations,
classifications, drawings , etc.
Ask yourself questions about the information you are going to read
Read the whole text without stopping at unfamiliar words
Read the first and last paragraphs again
Identify cognates and false cognates
Deduce the meaning of
unknown words
Look up in the dictionary only
those words that really interfere in
the text comprehension
Identify connectors and discourse
markers, and ideas connected
Identify concepts, examples,
problems, solutions, causes, effects, etc
Re-read each paragraph carefully and identify main
ideas
READING
Identify the author’s purpose
Read the text again to clarify any questions
and reinforce understanding Determine the text topic
and identify main ideas.
Determine the main argument or
central idea
Post-reading
Now, let’s
enjoy reading!
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INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS By Ilene S. Schwartz, Samuel L. Odom, and Susan R. Sandall
Text #2
Text
Go to text #2 and do a quick reading without stopping at unknown words. Then, answer the following questions: 1. Did you see any cognates? Which ones? 2. Did you find any subtitles, enumerations, classifications, graphics or
images? Can you make any inferences from them?3. Does the title give you any information about the topic?4. What do you know about it?5. Go back to the text and read the first and last paragraphs.6. Did they give you any hints?7. Find a partner and discuss your answers, then write five (5) ideas you
think will be mentioned in the text.
Activity length: 10 minutes
Pre-reading activities
First paragraph Jimmy is a four-year-old child with autism. When his parents went to
their local public school system to seek help for Jimmy, they said that they hoped he could attend the child care program in their community that his sister attended. Through the cooperation of the child care director and teacher, Jimmy was enrolled. An itinerant early childhood special education teacher from the school system visited every week to work with the classroom teacher on planning activities, routines, and guidelines that would meet Jimmy's special needs. During the first months, an assistant teacher (paid for by the school system) came to the classroom for a few hours a day to assist Jimmy when he needed a little extra help, and also help out with other children in the class.
Last paragraphSynthesis Points
1. Inclusion is about belonging and participating in a diverse society.
2. Individuals -- teachers, families, administrators -- define inclusion differently.
3. Beliefs about inclusion influence its implementation.
4. Programs, not children, have to be "ready for inclusion".
5. Collaboration is the cornerstone to effective inclusive programs.
6. Specialized instruction is an important component of inclusion.
7. Adequate support is necessary to make inclusive environments work.
8. Inclusion can benefit children with and without disabilities.
Text
Go back to text #2 and read it carefully. Follow the procedure and all steps explained by the teacher.
Once you are done, discuss with your partner if the five (5) ideas you both wrote were mentioned in the text.
Activity length: 40 minutes
Reading activities
What is the text about?1. Read the text again and work with your partner.2. Identify the main ideas of the text. 3. Select five (5) and number them in order of
importance.4. On a sheet of paper, write a paragraph
summarizing those ideas in a logical and coherent way. Hand in it to your teacher.
5. Participate in the general discussion about the text.
Activity length: 10 minutes
Post-reading activities
Making reflections
What have we learned
today?
Answer the Google Docs survey
Great
job!
Thank you!
