To make reading enjoyable and to help students improve their reading skills, teachers should vary the types of reading activities. The reading activities described below are only some of the many reading activities that can be used with young learners.
Extensive Reading
Children choose what they want to read from the selections provided either by the teacher or from other sources outside class such as children's magazine, comics, storybooks, novel, and web pages. This activity usually involves 'reading for pleasure' as the students normally choose what they like.
Intensive Reading
This type of reading usually takes place in the classroom, and the teacher generally decides the texts. The teacher uses the texts to help children develop reading skills such as skimming (reading for general information), scanning ( reading for specific information.
Predicting
The teacher shows picture that go with text or, if there are no pictures, uses the title to discuss the topic and ask questions. This process helps students predict what they are going to read.
Friday, December 4, 2009
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