Teaching Reading II

Teaching Reading II

1. Reading is not only see words, it is also understand what those words mean.

2. Advanced reading

   • -Authenticity of text and task: representation of things the reader might do in real life.
   • - Beyond understanding: understand something so as to learn from it, find out how to act, express an opinion about it, etc.
   • - Combining skills: activities before, during and after the reading itself will entail extended speaking, listening and writing.

3. Improving reading skills

   • An efficient reading is when:
     • - The language of the text is comprehensible to the learners. (Familiar vocabulary).
     • - The content of the text is not difficult, and the content is not far from the knowledge, background and experience of the learners.
     • - The reader guess the unknown words by context.
     • - The reading progresses quickly, the reader can recognize and understand most of the vocabulary.
     • - The learners concentrates on the meaningful issues of the text and skip the insignificant parts.
     • - The reader thinks ahead, and predicts possible events.
     • - The reader is interested in reading. (Give to students interesting tasks).
     • - The reader has clear purposes, such as finding out something.
     • - The reader uses different strategies for different kinds of reading.