Reading Comprehension

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Innovative Techniques & Questions Reading Comprehension Ministry of Education Farwaniya Educational Area ELT Inspectorate Prepared by: Ms Sakina Ali - Helen Mohamed - Mohamed Nagib

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“ Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body” Joseph Addison

In this workshop: 

In this workshop *Definitions of “ reading comprehension ” . *Factors hindering understanding. *Some general information about the topic *Discussing some innovative instructional Techniques and activities concerning the teaching of the skill. The following points will be considered

Our main aim:: 

Our main aim: 1)To provide the learners with strategies that would allow them to become efficient,fast and independent readers. 2)To make reading in the class similar to reading in real life.

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What is Reading Comprehension? 1)Reading and understanding. 2)Connecting ideas. 3)An interactive process of communication. 4)Encoding and decoding.

Is the meaning in the text or in the reader’s mind?: 

Is the meaning in the text or in the reader’s mind? Meaning

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Psycholinguistic Model: ( reader’s mind) – Prior knowledge Top down processing -Linguistic Model: (text ) syntax & semantics Bottom up processing -Interactive Model: Interaction between the two. Is the meaning in the text or in the reader’s mind?

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Elements of understanding : *Analysis. *Inference-making. *Event connection. *Prediction & generation. *Goal tracking. *Thematic relationship. *Beliefs. *Access & utilizing raw facts. Elements of Comprehension

Reading sub-skills: 

Reading sub-skills *Word recognition *Speed reading *Skimming *Scanning *Prediction & generation *Summarizing *Anticipation *Inference *Analysis

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Factors hindering Reading Comprehension ( Reader ) *Limited perceptual span *Slow perceptual reaction time *Vocalization *Faulty eye movement *Regression ( habits of concentration ) *Lack of practice *Lack of interest *Poor evaluation of important and less important parts.

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Factors hindering Reading Comprehension ( Text ) *Incomprehensible language *Inaccessible content *Incomprehensible vocabulary

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Types of Reading Letters Menus Invitations Timetables Road names & signs TV guide Newspapers Instructions

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Question Types Questions based on entire text. Questions based on sections of the text. Questions based on words,phrases or sentences.

Conditions Needed to Improve Reading & Understanding: 

Conditions Needed to Improve Reading & Understanding By choosing texts that tackle topics which may interest learners 1) Create motivation & Interest

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Appropriateness of language level depends on Learners’ levels and tasks provided. 2) Texts should be accessible

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-Eliminate the habit of pronouncing words -Avoid regression (re-reading) -Develop a wider eye-span -Scan and skim. -Anticipate & predict. -Build a good vocabulary repertoire 3) Teach reading strategies

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4) Encourage selective & intelligent reading 5) Tasks should encourage selective and intelligent reading. 6) Texts may contain different points of views. 7) Most vocabulary items are known to learners. 8) Provide a wider variety of texts and tasks.

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9) ask learners to select their own reading materials. 10) provide a wide variety of texts and Tasks. 11) give interesting tasks before learners read.

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Instructional Techniques Presentation Reading (timed ) Discussion

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Instructional Techniques *Webbing *T-bar *Brainstorming Presentation

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- What you K now about the topic. - What you W ant to know about it. - What you have l earned. KWL : ( Comprehension Technique )

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The Role of The Teacher It should change from being a source of knowledge to someone who should.. *Organize the work *Facilitate the educational operation *Guide.

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Conclusion The main issue raised : * How to improve the learner’s reading comprehension *The lack of motivation in learners is due to the monotonous way in which teachers deal with texts. *The assigned tasks *Our main aim is only answering questions and scoring high marks.

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H.L.R. + I.T.Ts + S.I. = E.F.I Reader. In brief

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Task ( 1 ) 1-In your opinion,which visitor had the best guess as to what the painting represented? 2-What does the painting look like to you? 3-How would you describe Miss Culture? 4-Why do you think the curator decided to exhibit the painting?

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Task ( 2 ) Democracy : Freedom , rights , individualism, vote election , respect and decision making Freedom: Alive , human rights , free opinion,press speech , religion , vote , elect , life style

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Task ( 3 ) Task ( 3 ) For discussion: This is obviously not a totally serious message. The author is trying to make some serious points, however. What might they be ?

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Task ( 4 ) 1-The title of the story was fashioned to sound almost like …….. a-It’s so much fun. b-A snow ball. c-It’s no fun. d-Summer sand. 2-Why do you think the author did that?

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Task ( 4 ) 3-Who would you prefer to be close friends with if you had to choose one of the four characters from this story? Why? 4-Why did Troubled think that Trogmire had been “very considerate”? 5-Why did Tantrum’s friends stare at him “in amazement”?

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Task ( 5) 1-The days have ----------kids altogether. 2-How many of their children are being home schooled? 3-What kind of person is Mrs. Day? Explain your answer. 4-Why do you think Mrs. Day is publishing her Website?

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Task ( 6) 1-You are the author now. Write the rest of the story. Don’t forget to give the story a title? 2-You are the teacher now.Make up at least six questions about your story. The first word is provided for you. *How *Where *When *Who *What *Why

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Task ( 7) 1 - K: What you know about it (fear of flying) -a kind of fear related to flying -many people don’t like flying. -they are afraid of crashing. 2 - W: What you want to know about it: -Definition – Causes and reasons -how to overcome it. 3-L: What you have learned: -Def.(Phobia =illogical fear. -Other types of phobia.

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Task ( 8) Past 1-No rights 2-don’t work 3-meager pay 4-arranged marriages 5-limited education Today 1-equal rights 2-work in any job 3-almost same wages as men 4-equal education chances

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Task ( 9 ) 1-What was the same about the way Mr. El’s students and Miss Joan reacted to the blue jeans? 2-What was different about the way Miss Joan and the students reacted? 3-Does it matter if jeans are blue instead of some other colour? Should it matter?

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Task ( 10 ) 1-What do you think Trogmire should do? 2-What do you think he will do? Now you are the author. Write the final part of the story.