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Reading Teaching
Traditionally,
the purpose of learning to read in a language has been to have access to the
literature written in that language. In language instruction, reading materials
have traditionally been chosen from literary texts that represent "higher"
forms of culture.
The
communicative approach to language teaching has given instructors a different
understanding of the role of reading in the language classroom and the types of
texts that can be used in instruction. When the goal of instruction is
communicative competence, everyday materials such as train schedules, newspaper
articles, and travel and tourism Web sites become appropriate classroom
materials, because reading them is one way communicative competence is
developed. Instruction in reading and reading practice thus become essential
parts of language teaching at every level.
Integrating Reading
Strategies
Instruction in
reading strategies is not an add-on, but rather an integral part of the use of
reading activities in the language classroom. Instructors can help their
students become effective readers by teaching them how to use strategies
before, during, and after reading.
Before reading:
·
Plan for the reading
task
·
Set a purpose or decide
in advance what to read for
·
Decide if more linguistic
or background knowledge is needed
·
Determine whether to
enter the text from the top down (attend to the overall meaning) or from the bottom up (focus on the words and phrases)
During and after reading:
·
Monitor comprehension
·
Verify predictions and
check for inaccurate guesses
·
Decide what is and is
not important to understand
·
Reread to check
comprehension
·
Ask for help
After reading:
· Evaluate comprehension
and strategy use
·
Evaluate comprehension
in a particular task or area
·
Evaluate overall
progress in reading and in particular types of reading tasks
·
Decide if the
strategies used were appropriate for the purpose and for the task
·
Modify strategies if
necessary
Techniques for Reading Teaching
Reading aloud:
1) Basic
Steps of Teaching (BST)
2) Reading
for Fluency (Chain Reading)
3) Reading
and Look up
4) Speed
Reading
5) Reading
for Accuracy
Silent Reading:
1) Pre-Reading
2) While-Reading
3) Post-Reading
References:
http://khuanchira503.blogspot.com/p/reading-skill.html
http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/reading/goalsread.html
