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TV
Video Game
Personal Computer
Radio
Book/ e-book
Best Friend
Other
Holland
33%
6%
24%
17%
0%
15%
5%
The USA
30%
19%
19%
9%
8%
2%
13%
Japan
24%
11%
21%
3%
17%
9%
15%
Greece
21%
9%
20%
11%
2%
19%
18%
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TV
Video Game
Personal Computer
Radio
Book/ e-book
Best Friend
Other
Holland
33%
6%
24%
17%
0%
15%
5%
The USA
30%
19%
19%
9%
8%
2%
13%
Japan
24%
11%
21%
3%
17%
9%
15%
Greece
21%
9%
20%
11%
2%
19%
18%
www.ifla.org
17%
0%
TV
Video Game
Personal Computer
Radio
Book/ e-book
Best Friend
Other
Holland
33%
6%
24%
17%
0%
15%
5%
The USA
30%
19%
19%
9%
8%
2%
13%
Japan
24%
11%
21%
3%
17%
9%
15%
Greece
21%
9%
20%
11%
2%
19%
18%
www.ifla.org
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1006 by grade 6
1, Children between grades 4 - 6 spend an average of 50 minutes reading outside of the classroom daily 2, More than 70% of all higher secondary school pupils buy a comic story magazine every day (250 million copies sold annually) 3, The largest book store in Osaka (with 600,000 titles) is three times larger than all the book stores in Chicago combined 4, Literacy rates among 12 year olds is 99.7%
Why read more with your students (in ELT)?
1, Those students who read extensively in English have a greater chance of improving in every area of language learning at a far faster rate than those students who do not read.â€&#x; – Stephen Krashen 1993
2, Successful reading leads to more reading. Christine Nuttall refers to this as „the virtuous cycle of reading‟ – 1, the more you read, the better you become at reading. 2, The better you become, the more you want to read. 3, The more you want to read, the more you read. 4,…
So, how can we as teachers promote a reading culture within our classrooms?
10 Ways to promote reading • Explore existing reading attitudes / habits • Equip S‟s with effective reading strategies • Engaging / purposeful tasks • Embrace technology – e-books (kindles etc.) • Right selection of texts / materials • Enthusiastic teachers • Text rich environment • Reading buddies • Book club – swap titles / rate it! • Reading corner / lounge
10 Ways to promote reading • Explore existing reading attitudes / habits • Equip S‟s with effective reading strategies • Engaging / purposeful tasks • Embrace technology – e-books (kindles etc.) • Right selection of texts / materials • Enthusiastic teachers • Text rich environment • Reading buddies • Book club – swap titles / rate it! • Reading corner / lounge
Ways to promote reading • Explore existing reading attitudes / habits • Equip S‟s with effective reading strategies • Engaging / purposeful tasks
What do you think? – “I think” or “I don‟t think”
Reading in my first language is fun. Reading is boring. It is easier to read about sports than science. If I read very fast, it is hard to understand meaning. Reading in English is fun. Reading out loud is a good idea. Reading is a total waste of time.
• How much do you like reading in your first language? • What difficulties do you have with reading in English? • What kinds of books do you enjoy? • What makes a book a good book? • How much time do you spend each week reading for pleasure?
Ways to promote reading • Explore existing reading attitudes / habits • Equip S‟s with effective reading strategies • Engaging / purposeful tasks
Encouraging learners to maintain a top-down perspective I often woke up after the same dream and felt ______. This evening was no __________ . I stayed awake in the ______ trying to decide what the dream was trying to tell me. I was sure there had to be a meaningful reason. I also ________ about what was going to happen if I met my ____________ again on Sunday.
Group 1: Group 2: Group 3: Group 4:
I often woke up after the same dream and felt afraid. This evening was no exception. I stayed awake in the dark trying to decide what the dream was trying to tell me. I was sure there had to be a meaningful reason. I also thought about what was going to happen if I met my Doppelganger again on Sunday.
Ways to promote reading • Explore existing reading attitudes / habits • Equip S‟s with effective reading strategies • Engaging / purposeful tasks
“ We do things best if we believe we can succeed.” Zoltán Dörnyei
Pre-reading tasks 1, Predict the story from the cover / supporting pictures and title 2, Pre-teach essential lexis 3, Prediction / speculation tasks 4, Jumbled up chapter titles / paragraphs 5, Reseach the author 6, Photocopy pictures and images 7, Projects 8, Guessing the content from heading / sub headings
During reading activities 1, Write chapter / paragraph reviews 2, Radio plays / Role plays 3, News articles – newspapers / magazines / radio 4, Prediction activities – Horoscopes, crystal ball etc. 5, Character interviews 6, Group discussions / Debates 7, Dictation exercises 8, Create comic strips
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Post-reading activities 1, Writing Tasks - reviews, articles, ratings 2, Comprehension tasks – one sentence check 3, Quiz time activities – vocabulary, formulaic language (Phrasal verbs, multi word chunks) 4, Formal tests 5, Change the ending / introduce new characters 6, Create posters – for the cinema/theatre 7, Projects 8, Individual interview / Group Discussion
You will speak individually with me for about 10 minutes. Here are some example questions you may be asked: • What is the book about? • Who was your favourite character? Why? • How did you feel when you finished the book? • What was the most interesting thing about the book? • Do you recommend it? Why or why not?
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