Module 4-Teaching Reading and Writing to Young Learners doc

Instructor: Nguyen Thi Hoai Minh, M.A in TESOL
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Natural language acquisition
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listening
speaking
reading
writing
Why teach reading and
writing?
Many children show interest and enthusiasm in
reading and writing
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help to reinforce oral language
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give children real sense of achievement
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provide visual language
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open up opportunities for record keeping
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help link school learning with use of English
outside class.
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Problems with reading English
Letters and sound correspondence is not at all
direct and consistent.
Example:
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“enough” “though”

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“height” “weight”
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“know” “how”
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Learn reading as first language
1. Letter-sound correspondence patterns (phonics)
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Words with same onset
Ex: pretty princess, a present for the prince
bricks and brooms, brushes and bracelets
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Words with same rime / rhyme
Ex: My friend Mike
Rides his bikes
Down the drive
Whenever he likes.
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Learn reading as first language
2. Whole word method – rote learning
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remember words as visual images
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used for irregular words
Ex: donut, focus Mc Donald
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Teaching reading in EFL classes
Disadvantage:
Non-native children:
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have low oral proficiency
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are not familiar with wide range of songs, rhymes, and
stories in English
 phonics training should be meaningful
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Teaching reading in EFL classes
Advantages:
Non-native children:
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have experience with reading in their first language
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have potential useful reading strategies
 recognizing points of similarity: spelling, comparing
sounds and letters

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Teaching reading in EFL classes
Steps:

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Reading
words
Reading phrases
& sentences
Reading texts
Reading activities with
younger children
Introduce written words
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label objects
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make posters with commonly used phrases
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play with letter cards / magnetic letters
 to help children make the links between
spoken and written forms
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Reading activities with
younger children
Reading games / activities at word levels
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Word snap / dominoes
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Hang man
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Simple puzzles
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Reading activities with
younger children
Reading games / activities at higher levels
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jumbled phrases / sentences
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gap-filling activities (combined with writing)
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supportive techniques: reading while
listening, reading and completing a task
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Reading activities with

older children
Practice reading sub-skills:
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Skimming: reading for main ideas
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Scanning: reading for specific information
 reading for meaning entails exercises to
check comprehension
Introduce the use of dictionaries
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