Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Taken as Read: Teaching Reading Lessons

Reading Lessons

In This Chapter

▶ Finding reading material

▶ Revealing reading skills

▶ Working with words

▶ Developing associated skills

▶ Presenting a reading lesson plan

R

eading is one of the key skills in language learning. It reinforces the

skills students acquire in speaking, listening and writing. On the other

hand, it really isn’t enough just to put a book or short text in front of students

and ask them to read, whether silently or out loud.

You can help students develop a host of sub-skills through activities around

reading. And, you can make life easier by selecting reading material that’s

both at the right level and somewhat interesting.

Many students insist that they prefer to focus on speaking, but before long

they want to browse through an English newspaper or read the notices on

the Underground. Reading skills help round out your students’ English, so in

this chapter I focus on this key skill.

Choosing a Text

You can choose from an immense variety of things to read in English –

novels, blogs, poems, ads, newspapers, magazines or just flashcards – the

list is endless.