To help students to the idea of diversified readings

The ConStruct Procedure

4 phases of ConStruct Procedure

Intergrates 2 dimensions of learning through reading

Stage 1 - Surveying the material Stage 2 - Reading to understand Stage 3 - Re-examining information Stage 4 - Scanning important details

Introduces students to idea of diversified reading - They are asked to read text selection for a few times

Helps students to become more actively involved in their reading as they have to create a graphic overview

To read text of general nature with comprehension

To read with some degree of critical awareness

Ultimate Objectives in Reading

To learn language and content from reading

To read flexibly according to purpose

Features Early Readers Should Have

Selection of Texts for Early Reading

Features of Books to be Read to Pupils

Appropriate Language
-words repetition -simple & direct -legible print -thought lower case letters first then upper case letters.

Match the experiential background of the pupils Simple and easy story lines easily understood language

Simple but Interesting Content

-clear and uncomplicated story line -have repeating episodes -within childrens understanding and experience

Illustration and Colour

-bold and uncomplicated -Black, blue & green are thought to be more legible than red or orange

Aims of Teaching Reading

Help pupils to become independent readers. -teach them how & when to use dictionary
Develop response to text -ask them questions Help pupils read with adequate understanding -tell them to understand only what is important for his purpose

Helps pupils to read at appropriate speed -teacher needs to get texts that pupils can read comfortably Help pupils read silently -we read a lot faster when we read silently as our mind and eyes work a lot faster than our mouth

Semantic Mapping -Create a chart that has the targeted teaching vocabulary word in the centre with 4 boxes around it -Each box has a different activity associated with word Index Card Vocabulary Game -Label index cards with the words requiring direct teaching -Front-the word -Back-information about the word -Distribute to students and ask them to find their pairs among their friends

Teaching Word Parts -Teach part of words such as the root, prefixes and suffixes

Activities for Teaching Vocabulary

Figures of Speech: Teaching Idioms -Using a pocket chart, show the students a card with an idiom written on it. -Discuss with the students what they think the idiom means Then, write a sentence on the board to explain the meaning

Example or Not -Write a word on the board, read with students and discuss -Ask them for examples of what the word means -show pictures that represent examples of the word and pictures that show the opposite of the word