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Teaching reading
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TEACHING READING
Reading is an activity with a purpose. A person may read in order to gain information or verify existing
knowledge, or in order to critique a writer's ideas or writing style. A person may also read for enjoyment, or to enhance knowledge of the language being read.
REASONS FOR READING
For study purposes
For pleasure
For their careers
For language
acquisition
Spelling Writing Vocabulary knowledge Grammar
Punctuation Use reading material
DIFFERENT KINDS OF READING
Extensive reading
• Reading for pleasure
Intensive reading
• Text genres
READING LEVELS
Written material Menus Timetables Signs Basic instructions
Read for pleasure
LOW LEVEL HIGH LEVEL
READING SKILLS
Scan
Skim
Reading for detailed comprehension
READING PRINCIPLES
Encourage students to read as often and as
much as possible
Students need to be engaged with what they
are reading
Encourage students to respond to the content
of a text, not just concentrate on its
construction
Prediction is a major factor in
reading
Match the task to the topic when using intensive reading texts.
Good teachers exploit reading texts to the full
ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO READ EXTENSIVELY
Library
• Students need to have access to a collection of readers, both at their own level and above and below it.
Choice
• Students are much more likely to read with enthusiasm if they have made the decision about what they read.
Feedback
• Students should have an opportunity to give feedback on what they have read, either verbally or in written form.
Time
• We need to give students time for reading in addition to those occasions when they read on their own