Teaching Reading to secondary school students
Teaching Reading
What?
- The text
- The process
Why?
Why not?
How?
Two perspectives on Reading
Writer

Language


Reader
The text as object viewpoint
Idea
Idea
Two perspectives on Reading

Reader Text
(background knowledge, (Writer)
previous knowledge,
general intelligence)

The text as process viewpoint
Working with texts
Pre-reading and reading
Establishing familiarity with the text
From familiarization to Interpretation
Working on a text
Pre-reading activities
Guess the topic of the text from the headings, illustrations, etc.
Brainstorm around a topic word on the board, for example, ‘sharks’.
Predict what the text will say
Write questions that may be answered by the text.
While-reading activities
Scan for two to four items of information
Skim for general idea
Answer questions
Complete sentences
Complete a table, map, or picture
Ask each other questions
Post-reading activities
Discuss what was interesting or new in the text
Discuss or debate the topic of the text if it is controversial.
Do tasks on the language or structure of the text
Summarize the text, either orally or in writing
Pre-reading activities
Based on the title, write questions to which you think you can find answers in the text.
Write the words that you think will appear in the text according to the topic suggested by the title.