Unit 5 Reading
In unit 5, I learnt about the importance of reading. Goodman
(1969) stated “Reading
as a process of communication between human’s life. I agree with this point of
view because through reading people can interact their ideas about any topic. Also, reading
offers additional exposure
to the language. Therefore, reading is a receptive skill and it involves reading
for specific information (scanning),
reading for detail, deducing
meaning from context, understanding text structure, reading for gist (skimming) inferring and predicting. There are ways of reading. They are extensive
and intensive reading and reading for pleasure. Intensive reading has different purpose for
example, to examine the use of specific features as (verbs, tense of forms), to infer
meaning of new vocabulary, to learn about discourse markers (how phrases are used). According
to Carrel and Carson (1997) “extensive reading involves rapid reading of large
quantities of material or longer reading (whole book) for general understanding”.
It helps learners to improve their reading skills. In order to apply this
knowledge my learners, I will use different text types as for example, letters,
articles, postcards, stories, leaflets, and poems because these kind of text
are really useful for them.
You can watch this video to find extra information
Worksheets
Activities for students
Reference for additional information
- Wilma’s Greeting : Reading Comprehension – 3rd Grade Reading Worksheet - JumpStart
Good job Monica !!
ResponderEliminarI agree with you because reading is a significant skill when learning a language, through reading students can learn a lot of vocabulary and also it helps them to have many ideas to interact with others.