TEACHING READING

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AIM: to raise awareness of techniques for successful reading skills lessons

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◦HOW MANY DIFFERENT TEXTS HAVE YOU READ

SO FAR TODAY?◦WHICH ONES?

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A storyAn article from

a newspaper, magazine, etc.

A messageA noteAn essayA biographyA compositionA novelA comic stripInstructions

A recipeA receiptA contractA timetable/ scheduleA journalA diaryAn agendaA shop signAn adA prescription

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KINDS OF READING

EXTENSIVE READING

Outside the classroom

INTENSIVE READING

In classrooms

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Quiz: The texts you read

Choose the best answer for each question.

Worksheet 1 - page 17

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Reading sub skills

1. Skim/gist reading

2. Reading to infer textual meaning

3. Close reading

4. Scan reading

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A-3

E-3

B-1

D-2

C-2

Which sub skill is typically used when reading ……?1. Skim/gist reading

2. Reading to infer textual meaning

3. Close reading

4. Scan reading

5. Reading to infer vocabulary meaning

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A poem

A phone book

An academic article you are interested in which contains some unfamiliar terminology

Instructions for assembling flat-pack furniture

A newspaper article you have limited interest in

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P R I N C I P L E S

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 texts.

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The aims of a reading lesson

1. Learners discuss a memorable tourist experience in pairs.

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To provide spoken fluency practice and

to activate prior knowledge about the

topic of the text

The reading text is a short newspaper article about the growth of tourism.

STAGES AIMS

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THE AIMS OF A READING LESSON

1. E2. D3. I4. G5. C6. A7. H8. F9. B24/07/2015

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IN ORDER TO “WORK” READINGS, WE NEED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE FOLLOWING TEACHING READING TECHNIQUES:

◦Predicting.- to say what will happen after reading the title or looking at the pictures in the reading exercise.

◦Skimming.- reading rapidly for the main ideas.

◦Scanning.- reading rapidly to find a specific piece of information.

◦Making inferences.- to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have. This means that the information is never clearly stated.

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◦Analyzing vocabulary.-antonyms, contrasting, pictures.

◦Asking and answering comprehension questions.

◦Summarizing.- to express the most important facts or ideas about something in a short and clear form.

◦Paraphrasing.-to repeat something written or spoken using different words.

◦Personalizing the reading to students’ experiences.

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1.-PRE-READING.-this is the phase when teachers prepare students for the reading. You can have students predict, make inferences, etc. so they will be prepared for what they are going to read.

HOW TO “WORK” A READING IN CLASS:

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◦ 2.-WHILE READING.-have the students listen to it and continue with the exercise in the book. At this point we can get students to summarize, ask questions, etc.

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◦3.-POST-READING.-good opportunity to personalize. You can have students discuss questions in groups too.

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LET’S WORK!

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1) Jigsaw reading2) Matching headlines3) Predicting from phrases/pictures4) Following instructions 5) And more…..

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ACTIVITIES

TIPS1. Teachers are responsible for READING FIRST or

USING THE AUDIO.

2. PREPARATION is essential for Reading

comprehension.

3. Texts should be leveled

4. If text is long, split it into 2,3,or any parts good for

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Bibliography

Craig Thaine “Teacher Training Essentials”

Jeremy Harmer “How to teach English”

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THANK YOU

VERY

MUCH!!!!!

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