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Effective Reading Lesson Strategies

The document describes a reading lesson plan that uses the PDP framework. It involves three stages: pre-reading activities to introduce vocabulary and generate interest; multiple readings of the text with different tasks focusing on reading strategies; and a post-reading expansion activity using a different skill like speaking. The lesson plan teaches reading strategies like guessing meaning from context and making inferences. It addresses vocabulary and assesses if the objective was achieved through comprehension tasks.

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Effective Reading Lesson Strategies

The document describes a reading lesson plan that uses the PDP framework. It involves three stages: pre-reading activities to introduce vocabulary and generate interest; multiple readings of the text with different tasks focusing on reading strategies; and a post-reading expansion activity using a different skill like speaking. The lesson plan teaches reading strategies like guessing meaning from context and making inferences. It addresses vocabulary and assesses if the objective was achieved through comprehension tasks.

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Processing Reading Sample Lesson

Peter’s Beach
Steps of the Lesson

• In your group discuss the steps of the lesson.

• Look at the lesson plan and compare your answers with the
information in the plan.

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Framework used in the lesson
PDP
1. Pre
✓ Schema activation
✓ Generating interest
✓ Vocabulary introduction
2. During
✓ multiple readings each with a different tasks and focused on a
different reading strategies
✓ Tasks move from general to specific
3. Post
✓ Expansion/reinforcement activity using skills other than reading
(speaking, writing)
✓ Students have a chance to use vocabulary in new context

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Lesson details
❖ What reading strategies were taught in the lesson? In which stage?
➢ Reading for gist (main idea)
➢ Guessing vocabulary from context
➢ Scanning for specific information
➢ Retelling
➢ Making inferences
❖ What was the objective of the lesson?
❖ What do you think about the choice of topic?
❖ Which materials were used in the lesson? What purpose did they serve?
❖ How was vocabulary addressed in the lesson?
❖ Was the objective achieved? How do we know?

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Elements of an effective reading lesson

Work in your group and make a poster entitled: “A good


reading lesson…”

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Elements of an effective reading lesson
A good reading lesson:

1. has pre-reading activities to prepare and motivate students to


• use their background knowledge
• anticipate what they will read so they will be successful
• decide on a reading strategy.
2. helps students practice reading skills.
3. helps them learn new vocabulary and information.
4. uses appropriate material:
• the topic is of interest or value to the students
• it is at the right level
• it is authentic, when possible.

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Elements of an effective reading lesson
A good reading lesson:

5. gives students reading tasks, which can include one or more of the
following:
• to get general information
• to get specific information
• to accomplish a task (e.g. to decide which movie to go to).
6. requires some kind of response from the reader such as taking notes,
answering questions, making a group decision.
7. gives students an opportunity and reason to read the text more than once.
8. there are follow up activities which include the other skills.

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SMART Objectives for a PDP Lesson

By the end of the lesson, SWBAT:

1) Demonstrate understanding of (text, conversation, dialogue,


video, etc.) ➔ What?

2) By (function /active verbs) ➔ To do what? (task)

3) in or during (a situation in which the speaker has a clear REASON


for reading/listening) ➔ In which situation? (activity)

SWBAT demonstrate understanding of the passage by


reconstructing and retelling the story in a pair-work activity.
Questions?

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