Reading Strategies Year 1/2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's lesson is about:

Reading strategies! 

 - How do you read a text? 
- Practise together and on your own.

Lesson goals for today:

1. After this lesson, you will know different reading strategies.
2. After this lesson, you know how to apply reading strategies.

What do you already know about reading strategies / techniques?

Why are reading strategies important to know?

Reading techniques

1. Skimming: understanding the main idea and concept. 
2. Scanning: look for key information (for example: names, dates, numbers).
3. Intensive reading: read and understand the complete text.

When I skim I do this:

Skimming

1. Read the title 
2. Read the introduction 
3. Search for the source (=bron) of your text
4. Look at pictures / images 
5. Look at bold or underlined words or words in italics. 

When do you use the reading technique scanning?

1. Deciding if you want to read a news article or not.
2. Reading and understanding a complete text.
3. When you look for a date of birth.
4. While reading a recipe.

Jordan

Mark

Samantha

Daniel

Scanning 

1. Read the title and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
2. Look for keywords that tell you more about what you are looking for in a text
3. Look at bold or underlined words or words in italics. 

Reading

Text-message

Text-message

Notice

Online post

Email

Note

You should always use intensive reading during a reading test...

YES! I agree with this statement

No... I disagree with this statement.

Intensive reading 

1. Read the complete text 
2. Pay attention to the introduction and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
3. Look for the most important sentences and words 
4. Look up the meaning of difficult words 

TIPS

1. First read the QUESTION+ANSWERS, then read the TEXT.
2. You don't need to know all the words in order to understand a text.
3. Practice, practice, practice! Skills need to be TRAINED. 
4. Useful website: British Council Teens (level A2/B1).

Searching for a specific word / phrase

Reading the title looking at the pictures reading bold parts

Reading the whole text (every word)

Skimming

Scanning

Intensive reading

Practise

• Choose from the following assignments what you want to do to practise;
  - www.lingua.com -> Engels -> Reading
  - 'Language Lab' (Stepping Stones): Two texts of choice (A1/A2)
  -  https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading
  - Worksheet on subject of choice.

learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org

End of class

• Welke tip(s) of strategieën weet je nog? 
• See you tomorrow!