3. Reading involves:
Recognition of letters
Recognition of words
Recognition of meaning of words
Making sense of text
Understanding the connection
between sentences
5. Connection of the sentences:
By grammar and vocabulary
By knowlegde of the world
6. The boy was surprised because he girl was much faster
at running than he was. Then he found out that her
mother had won a medal for running at the Olympic
Games.
7. Connection of the sentences:
By grammar or vocabulary – cohision
By the knowledge of world -
coherence
8. Reading subskills:
Reading for specific information –
scanning
Reading for gist – skimming
Reading for detail
Extensive reading (mind intensive
reading)
9. Key concepts:
Learners transfer their subskills from L1 to L2
Giving opportunities for extensive reading helps students
develop their fluency in reading (both in and out of
class)
As teachers we follow the language levels when working
with reading – letter – word – phrase – sentence – text.
Choose the right texts for your learners.
Simplify the task or make it more difficult
Use authentic materials
Different comprehension tasks develop different subskills
10. The activities in a reading lesson:
Pre-reading activities
Main activities
Post activities
14. Stages of writing:
Brainstorming
Making notes
Planning
Writing a draft
Editing (correcting and impoving)
Producing another draft
Proof-reading (checking for mistakes)
15. Writing skills differ at different age:
At primary level we teach how to write
letters and words, post cards, invitations.
At secondary level we need to focus on
longer texts (letters, emails etc.)
When teaching writing we focus both on
accuracy and communicating a message.
Personalisation drives the development of
writing.