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2. Preparation
To prepare your learners for the reading tasks, start with
4. Strategy use/practice.
Learners have to use the strategy you explained in the previous stage. They have to
apply it to understand the current text.
5. Comprehension Tasks
For a deeper understanding of the text, assign comprehension exercises such as:
6. Reviewing
Reviewing consists of checking to what extent the learners understood the text and how
much they can recall. This can be done in different ways:
7. Connecting
Learners have to connect what they have read with themselves, with the world, and with
other related texts they have read.Teachers in this stage typically try to answer the
follwing question:
How does what does the topic of the passage relates to the learners’ lives?
Reading is purposeful
Choose appropriate texts
Vocabulary knowledge facilitates comprehension
Opt for activities that focus on skills integration
Knowledge of text type and format is important
Explicitly teach and model reading strategies
Reading activities start from general to specific
Devise a well-structured lesson plan