Teaching ReadingTeaching Reading

a presentation bya presentation by

Fawaz Hammad Al-GhoraibiFawaz Hammad Al-Ghoraibi

ObjectivesObjectivesTo establish the importance of teaching

reading to students To recognize the difference between

teaching reading and text analysisTo explore reading strategies and their

use in the second language classroomTo apply the reading strategies to a

reading passageTo analyze the importance of reading

aloud in the classroom.

IntroductionIntroduction

Why do we teach reading?Why do we teach reading?

We teach students reading to help them:

a) learn the language

b) read for information

c) read for cultural knowledge and awareness

Reading to Learn the Language

Giving students a variety of Giving students a variety of materials to read helps them materials to read helps them absorb vocabulary, grammar, absorb vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, and sentence structure, and discourse structure. Students discourse structure. Students thus gain a more complete thus gain a more complete picture of the ways in which picture of the ways in which the elements of the language the elements of the language work together to convey work together to convey meaning.meaning.

Reading for Content Information

The students' purpose for The students' purpose for reading is often to obtain reading is often to obtain information about a subject they information about a subject they are studying. Reading for are studying. Reading for content information in the content information in the language classroom gives language classroom gives students both authentic reading students both authentic reading material and an authentic material and an authentic purpose for reading. purpose for reading.

Reading for Cultural Knowledge and Awareness

Reading everyday materials Reading everyday materials that are designed for native that are designed for native speakers can give students speakers can give students insight into the lifestyles and insight into the lifestyles and worldviews of the people worldviews of the people whose language they are whose language they are studying. studying.

Reading StrategiesReading Strategies

What are the reading What are the reading strategies that the teacher strategies that the teacher

can use while teaching can use while teaching reading?reading?

Strategies that can help students Strategies that can help students read more quickly and effectively read more quickly and effectively

includeinclude::

1.1. previewingpreviewing

2.2. predictingpredicting

3.3. skimming and skimming and scanningscanning

4.4. guessing from contextguessing from context

5.5. paraphrasingparaphrasing

As a group, try to show the As a group, try to show the role of the teacher in each role of the teacher in each

strategy.strategy.

PreviewingPreviewing

Reviewing titles, section Reviewing titles, section headings, and photo headings, and photo captions to get a sense of captions to get a sense of the structure and content the structure and content of a reading selection of a reading selection

PredictingPredicting

Using knowledge of the Using knowledge of the subject matter to make subject matter to make predictions about predictions about content and vocabulary content and vocabulary and check and check comprehension.comprehension.

Skimming and ScanningSkimming and Scanning

Using a quick survey of the Using a quick survey of the text to get the main idea, text to get the main idea, identify text structure and identify text structure and confirm or question confirm or question predictions predictions

Guessing from ContextGuessing from Context

Using prior knowledge Using prior knowledge of the subject and the of the subject and the ideas in the text as ideas in the text as clues to the meanings clues to the meanings of unknown words, of unknown words, instead of stopping to instead of stopping to look them uplook them up

ParaphrasingParaphrasing

Stopping at the end of Stopping at the end of a section to check a section to check comprehension by comprehension by restating the restating the information and ideas information and ideas in the text in the text

Incorporating Effective Reading Incorporating Effective Reading Strategies into the Second Strategies into the Second

Language ClassroomLanguage Classroom

To encourage students to use effective To encourage students to use effective strategies when reading, the teacher strategies when reading, the teacher can develop can develop simple exercisessimple exercises to elicit to elicit information via targeted strategies. information via targeted strategies. These exercises can be divided by the These exercises can be divided by the stage of reading at which they occur stage of reading at which they occur into:into:

(a) Pre-reading Activities,(a) Pre-reading Activities,

(b) While Reading Activities and(b) While Reading Activities and

(c) Post-reading Activities(c) Post-reading Activities

With the rest of your colleagues, With the rest of your colleagues, try to decide which reading try to decide which reading strategy can best be used in strategy can best be used in

each stageeach stage..

Pre- reading ActivitiesPre- reading ActivitiesPre-reading activities: Pre-reading activities: Introduce students to a a particular textIntroduce students to a a particular text Elicit or provide appropriate background Elicit or provide appropriate background

knowledgeknowledge arouse their interestarouse their interest

Pre-reading activities include:Pre-reading activities include: brainstormingbrainstorming considering illustrations and titlesconsidering illustrations and titles skimming and scanning (for structure, main skimming and scanning (for structure, main

points, etc.) points, etc.)

While-reading ExercisesWhile-reading ExercisesWhile reading exercises:While reading exercises:1.1. help students develop reading strategieshelp students develop reading strategies2.2. improve their control of the second languageimprove their control of the second language3.3. decode problematic text passagesdecode problematic text passages

Such exercises might includeSuch exercises might include1.1. guessing word meanings from context cluesguessing word meanings from context clues2.2. considering syntax and sentence structure considering syntax and sentence structure

and analyzing reference wordsand analyzing reference words3.3. reading for specific pieces of informationreading for specific pieces of information4.4. learning to use the dictionary effectivelylearning to use the dictionary effectively

Post-reading ExercisesPost-reading Exercises

Post-reading exercises:Post-reading exercises:1.1. Check students’ comprehensionCheck students’ comprehension2.2. Lead them to a deeper analysis of the Lead them to a deeper analysis of the

texttext

Because the goals of most real world Because the goals of most real world reading are not to memorize an reading are not to memorize an author's point of view or to summarize author's point of view or to summarize text content, second language reading text content, second language reading must go beyond detail-eliciting must go beyond detail-eliciting comprehension drills.comprehension drills.

Mini Green Houses

Do you ever get bored at home? Would you like to have some fun? Start your own MINI GREEN HOUSE. You will need a plastic bottle, some soil and seeds of your choice (tomatoes, corn, lentils, beans etc.). Take the bottle. Remove the label and cap. Pinch a few holes around the top to keep the inside cool. Place some soil at the bottom of the bottle. Throw the seeds and sprinkle them with water. In a few days the seeds will start to vine. Water regularly. When your plants reach the top, cut the bottom of the bottle and transfer them into a pot or to the garden

Mini Green Houses

Do you ever get bored at home? Would you like to have some fun? Start your own MINI GREEN HOUSE. You will need a plastic bottle, some soil and seeds of your choice (tomatoes, corn, lentils, beans etc.). Take the bottle. Remove the label and cap. Pinch a few holes around the top to keep the inside cool. Place some soil at the bottom of the bottle. Throw the seeds and sprinkle them with water. In a few days the seeds will start to vine. Water regularly. When your plants reach the top, cut the bottom of the bottle and transfer them into a pot or to the garden

Mini Green Houses

Do you ever get bored at home? Would you like to have some fun? Start your own MINI GREEN HOUSE. You will need a plastic bottle, some soil and seeds of your choice (tomatoes, corn, lentils, beans etc.). Take the bottle. Remove the label and cap. Pinch a few holes around the top to keep the inside cool. Place some soil at the bottom of the bottle. Throw the seeds and sprinkle them with water. In a few days the seeds will start to vine. Water regularly. When your plants reach the top, cut the bottom of the bottle and transfer them into a pot or to the garden

What do plants need to grow?Name some vegetables and fruit.Do you have a garden at home?

Mini Green Houses

Do you ever get bored at home? Would you like to have some fun? Start your own MINI GREEN HOUSE. You will need a plastic bottle, some soil and seeds of your choice (tomatoes, corn, lentils, beans etc.). Take the bottle. Remove the label and cap. Pinch a few holes around the top to keep the inside cool. Place some soil at the bottom of the bottle. Throw the seeds and sprinkle them with water. In a few days the seeds will start to vine. Water regularly. When your plants reach the top, cut the bottom of the bottle and transfer them into a pot or to the garden

How many paragraphs are there?Count the number of lines.Look for the names of some seeds.Find the opposite of "warm".

Mini Green Houses

Do you ever get bored at home? Would you like to have some fun? Start your own MINI GREEN HOUSE. You will need a plastic bottle, some soil and seeds of your choice (tomatoes, corn, lentils, beans etc.). Take the bottle. Remove the label and cap. Pinch a few holes around the top to keep the inside cool. Place some soil at the bottom of the bottle. Throw the seeds and sprinkle them with water. In a few days the seeds will start to vine. Water regularly. When your plants reach the top, cut the bottom of the bottle and transfer them into a pot or to the garden

Choose the correct words.'Place' means a. put b. buy c. cook'a cap' means a. a pot b. a cover c. a bottle'vine' means a. die b. grow c. find'mini' means a. very small b. very big c. very tall

Mini Green Houses

Do you ever get bored at home? Would you like to have some fun? Start your own MINI GREEN HOUSE. You will need a plastic bottle, some soil and seeds of your choice (tomatoes, corn, lentils, beans etc.). Take the bottle. Remove the label and cap. Pinch a few holes around the top to keep the inside cool. Place some soil at the bottom of the bottle. Throw the seeds and sprinkle them with water. In a few days the seeds will start to vine. Water regularly. When your plants reach the top, cut the bottom of the bottle and transfer them into a pot or to the garden

Answer the questions.What do you need to make a mini green house?Why do you make holes in the bottle?When do you put the plant in a pot or the garden?Do you think it's a good idea or a bad idea to grow plants at home? Why?

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