TEACHING READING3 Strategies for teaching reading:

•Reading for details – Read the complete text to find main idea and details•Scanning: Find a specific point quickly •Skimming: Find the general idea of the text

INTENSIVE READINGWhy intensive Reading?1. To read for main idea and details2. Read to examine grammatical structures3. Read to infer meaning of new vocabulary and words

in context4. Learn discourse markers (such as, most of all,

especially…) Steps to intensive reading:5. Create an interest in the context6. Pre-teach new vocabulary and idioms7. Give a reading task8. Read9. Follow-up activities

TYPES OF READING MATERIALS Textbooks Graded readers Dialogues Advertisements Signs Newspapers Magazines On-line reading Greeting cards Weather reports Anything read daily by most adults

TIPS FOR TEACHING READING

Select reading material at the level of the student

Select short readings of high interest Integrate reading and speaking Integrate reading and writing Use jigsaw reading Read in pairs or groups Use visuals, realia, gestures for understanding Teach new vocabulary and ask students to find

meaning in context Teach strategies for speed reading Make reading fun

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