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Исключение из правил: 7 уроков о трудностях английского языка

 

Seeking Sense Thru Words and Reading Games

How to read fluently

Elementary Matters
The experts define reading fluency with 4 phrases:

1. automaticity in word recognition
2. accurate word recognition
3. prosody, or expression
4. sufficient to permit comprehension

So, how do we build fluency? 

1. Practice both phonetic patterns as well as sight words.  (Feel free to download my short a/ long a practice freebie by clicking the graphic to the right.)
2. Practice reading phrases and sentences a few words at a time. (Phrasing)
3. Practice reading simple paragraphs with expression.  
4. Oral Reading with a partner.  (using text of appropriate difficulty... "just right" text! 90 - 95 % accuracy)
5. Monitored Independent Reading

NEWS quizzes

News Quiz August 2009

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Keep Them Involved (and Avoid the Zzzz’s): 10 Active Reading Strategies

Keep Them Involved (and Avoid the Zzzz’s): 10 Active Reading Strategies

The Road to Reading

The Road to Reading is a collection of wallcharts, flash cards, and stories designed to be used as an aid to teaching reading and English grammar.

TESL with newspapers

ACTIVITIES FOR BEGINNING STUDENTS 
--Have students cut out pictures of things they like in the newspaper and then write sentences about the pictures. 
--Read a few scores from the sports page and have students write them down. 
--Find numbers in newspaper advertisements that deal with money and have students practice reading the prices aloud. 
--Using pictures found in the newspaper, have students write sentences about the pictures using prepositions to describe the spatial relationships. 
--Discuss an issue found in an editorial that may be pertinent to students' lives.