Reading strategies | IT Handel

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Good morning!

Today : Reading strategies

Start | House rules & check-in

Introduction | Goals & checking prior knowledge

Core I | Reading strategies: What, why and how

Core II | Trying out the strategies with Facet exams

End | Checking the goals

2nd hour | Pearson

A few house rules for when I'm teaching

• My voice isn't very loud, so please be silent when I'm speaking, but also when others are speaking
• Please be patient when I ask for silence or repetition, because I'm deaf
• I'm okay with a lot if you just ask first (drinking, music, etc)
• Honesty is key

Question: How are you doing today?

Goals

At the end of this class...

- ...You can explain why reading strategies are helpful

 

- ...You know how to use three reading strategies

What do you think
a reading strategy is?

Are you familiar with any reading strategies?

Reading strategies

A reading strategy is a tool that can help you out when trying to understand a text.

If you learn how to use these strategies, reading becomes:

• Easier
• Less time-consuming
• More fun

Today, we are going to look at 3 strategies

• Skimming
• Scanning
• ELZA method

Skimming

Skimming can be used to find out the main idea of a text.

How to skim:

1. Read the text quickly, read the title, headlines, look at images
2. Look for key words that stand out
3. You don't need to know all the words to understand a text

Skimming

Question: 

What is the main topic of the text?

Describe in one sentence.

What is the main topic of the text?
Describe in one sentence.

Scanning

Scanning is reading for specific information if a question asks about that.

How to scan:

1. Let your eyes go over the page slowly
2. Try to find key words that also show up in the question (a name, date, etc)
3. When you find the key words, read very carefully. Also read the sentences around it.

Scanning

Question: What was the reason the workers couldn't give their families a good quality of life?

What was the reason the workers couldn't give their families a good quality of life?

ELZA method

ELZA stands for: Eerste Laatste Zin Alinea. These sentences often contain important information about what you can find in the paragraph.

How to use the ELZA method:

1. Read the first and final sentence of the paragraph and think about what the paragraph could be about
2. Read the rest of the paragraph if you think it's relevant to answer the question

ELZA

Question: What point is this paragraph trying to make?

What point is this paragraph trying to make?

Now it's up to you!

• Go to https://test-english.com/reading/b1/ 

• Choose a random text and complete the exercises
• Explicitly use these strategies to get more familiar with them
• Try to finish at least 3 of these texts
• Need help? Raise your hand
• Done? Create a personal reading plan on how you are planning to improve your reading skill!

The goals were...

At the end of this class...

- ...You can explain why reading strategies are helpful

- ...You know how to use three reading strategies

Can you answer these questions?

How do you feel about using reading strategies right now?

Next week:

Listening strategies

See you next week!