Reading strategies | VEVA

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Good morning!

Today : Reading strategies

Start | House rules

Check-in | How are you doing today?

Introduction | Goals

Core I | Reading strategies: What, why and how

Core II | Do some reading in GPS

End | Checking the goals & next week

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

Which cat looks most like how you are feeling today?

Goals

At the end of this class...

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

 

- ...You know how to use three 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 do you think this text is going to be about?

What do you think this text is going to be about?

Possible correct answer: The text is about a change in the law when it comes to testing cigarettes, because there is something wrong with the current method.

Question: 

What do you think this text is going to be about?

Scanning

Scanning is reading for specific information, for example when a question asks about something specific.

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?

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 method

Question: What point is this paragraph trying to make?

What point is this paragraph trying to make?

Possible correct answer: That having a dog can help a child become a more responsible person.

Now it's your turn!

Go to GPS and continue on the magazines.

Questions? Raise your hand!

Homework: Reach 20%  

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

Name 1 reading strategy

Explain in 1 sentence how the ELZA method works

How do you feel about using reading strategies right now?

What do you still need from the teacher to get more confident in your reading skill?

Next week:

How to study:

Vocabulary

See you later!