Encouraging Critical Reading

Encouraging Critical Reading

1. Alternative to reading activities

   • Active vs. passive reading tasks
     • Actives
       • "Read between the lines"
         • Diagrams and filling in tables
     • Passive
       • Read and answer
         • Comprehension questions, gap filling exercises, true-false statements, vocabulary, and dictionary work.
   • Improving critical reading: a case study
     • Three phases to the teaching of reading:
       • First phase
         • Pre- reading discussion
           • Introduction
       • Second phase
         • "While reading tasks"
           • Purpose of read
       • Thrid phase
         • Post-reading exercises
           • Summary about reading