HOW TO TEACH READING

HOW TO TEACH READING

1. Why teach reading?

   • Study purposes, to improve grammar,, vocabulary,, puntuaction

2. What kind of reading should students do?

   • depends on the level of English and the interests of each student, however, in the classroom the teacher will have them read to them magazines, articles, letters, poems, stories and reports.

3. What reading skills should students require?

   • Scan
     • To get a general overview
   • Skim
     • To Find specific facts

4. Principles behind the teaching of reading

   • 1.Reading is not a passive skill.
   • 2. Students need to be engaged with what they are reading.
   • 3.Students should be encouraged to respond to the content of a reading text, not just to language.
   • 4.Prediction is major factor in reading
   • 5. Match the task to the topic.
   • 6. Good teacher exploit reading texts to the full