How to teach READING online - Intro

Deck 1 - Intro to Reading Framework

The main aim of a READING lesson is?

To develop students' reading comprehension skills.

T/F

A reading lesson should only focus on READING skills.

True.

Other elements such as grammar and vocabulary may arise during the lesson, but they are NOT the focus of the lesson.

Should you use the Task Cycle for every stage and every activity?

Yes.

You should use the task cycle consistently with every stage and activity.

T/F

We should use the READING lesson framework to help us structure a reading lesson.

True.

It provides a clear structure for lessons.

What are the 5 steps in a READING lesson framework?

• Lead in

• Gist Task

• Vocab Pre-teach

• Detailed Task

• Productive Task

What’s the 1st step in a READING lesson framework?

What’s its purpose?

1. The Lead-in

To set context and engage students in the topic of the text.

What’s the 2nd step in a READING lesson framework?

What’s it's purpose?

2. The Gist Task

To give Ss practice skimming for the main idea

What’s the 3rd step in a READING lesson framework?

What’s its purpose?

3. Vocab Pre-teach

To clarify “blocking” words in the text

What’s the 4th step in a READING lesson framework?

What’s its purpose?

4. The detailed task

To give Ss practice with intensive reading

What’s the last step in a READING lesson framework?

What’s its purpose?

5. Productive task

to give Ss practice with speaking or writing fluency