Reading while learning L2

Reading while learning L2

1. 1st Stage: DECODING

   • Translate symbols into sounds

2. Deeper Stages: Reading and understanding a text

   • Phonemic awareness
     • Differences between L1 & L2
       • E.g: u / u:
   • Teachers decisions
     • What to teach first
       • E.g: The sound of words vs meanings of words
   • Reading tasks
     • Picking up right materials
       • Support texts with images

3. Implications

   • Reading in silence & teacher aloud
   • Short texts
   • Own pace of students