Reading strategies

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome C2B/C2C!

You have 5 minutes to:

1. Go to your seats

2. Grab your book, pen notebook and laptop

3. Make sure it gets quiet 

4. Log in to LessonUp

lesson goals

At the end of this lesson, you can name different reading strategies.

At the end of the lesson, you can tell me how to use the different reading strategies.

Different reading strategies

Reading strategies

• Skimming
• Scanning

You are now the experts!

• You will work in groups of 3
• Answer the following questions:

1. Describe what the reading strategy is.
2. When do you use these reading strategies?
3. How do you use these reading strategies?

• Write your answers on a poster

The groups

Everyone with a yellow sticky note on his/her table is group 1.

Everyone with a pink sticky note on his/her table is group 2.

Everyone with a green sticky note on his/her table is group 3.

Work time

What: You and your team members will research a reading strategy

How: Sit with your team members and answer the following questions:

Describe what the reading strategy is.

When do you use these reading strategies?

How do you use these reading strategies? 

Help: The internet and your team members

Time: 10 minutes

Done: Create your reading exercise for your strategy.

1. Search online for a text for example an article.

2. Come up with questions

3. Use your booklet as an example 

Write everything down on your poster!

Work time part 2

What: Present your poster to each other.

How: Within your group you present your poster in front of the classroom.

Each group presents their poster and answers in English to the other groups.

Help: Your team members

Time: 10 minutes

Done: Ask each other questions and do each other’s reading assignment.

What are the reading strategies?

How do you use skimming?

When do you use scanning?

Describe intensive reading

No homework!