Techniques for Teaching Reading to
Techniques for Teaching Reading to Adults Learners
AUTHOR
Dr Shamim Ali is a Professor in the Department of English & Functional Courses,at National University of Modern Languages. She teaches English as Foreign/Second Language to Adult Learners at Foundation,Certificate and Diploma Level.She earned her Doctoral Degree in EnglishLinguistics. Her interests include, Language Teaching, Teaching Language through Literature,Adult language learning Bilingualism,DiscourseAnalysis,Assessment and Evaluation.She has designed basic reading and course for Fundations and Diploma level .
ABSTRACT
All over the World most effective methods for teaching reading to beginning-level adults have been applied. My continuing challenge has been to determine how reading acquisition research can be applied to teaching reading to adults. In this article, I describe the techniques I have found most useful; I hope other teachers working with beginning readers will find them helpful. This year my class includes 18 students all were men six men. Their ages range from late 20s to late 50s and all are employed. Their educational experiences range from completing four to 12 years of school; 12 students have a high secondary school certificate ,03 students have Higher . Secondary School Certificate and 03 students were graduates.
KEY WORDS/TERM ;Adult Learners.Reading Class,Second Language. Typical Lesson Plan for an-Hour Class | Component | Time (min) | Word Analysis/ Spelling | 10 | Word Recognition "Sight Words" | 10 | Oral Reading | 10 | Comprehension | 10 | Writing | 10 |
INTRODUCTION
Reading Skills class depends on the mastery of specific subskills, I find it helpful to teach these explicitly. I organize the class into blocks of time in which, with the help of two volunteers, I directly teach eight components of reading: phonological awareness, word analysis, sight word recognition, spelling, oral reading for accuracy, oral
AUTHOR
Dr Shamim Ali is a Professor in the Department of English & Functional Courses,at National University of Modern Languages. She teaches English as Foreign/Second Language to Adult Learners at Foundation,Certificate and Diploma Level.She earned her Doctoral Degree in EnglishLinguistics. Her interests include, Language Teaching, Teaching Language through Literature,Adult language learning Bilingualism,DiscourseAnalysis,Assessment and Evaluation.She has designed basic reading and course for Fundations and Diploma level .
ABSTRACT
All over the World most effective methods for teaching reading to beginning-level adults have been applied. My continuing challenge has been to determine how reading acquisition research can be applied to teaching reading to adults. In this article, I describe the techniques I have found most useful; I hope other teachers working with beginning readers will find them helpful. This year my class includes 18 students all were men six men. Their ages range from late 20s to late 50s and all are employed. Their educational experiences range from completing four to 12 years of school; 12 students have a high secondary school certificate ,03 students have Higher . Secondary School Certificate and 03 students were graduates.
KEY WORDS/TERM ;Adult Learners.Reading Class,Second Language. Typical Lesson Plan for an-Hour Class | Component | Time (min) | Word Analysis/ Spelling | 10 | Word Recognition "Sight Words" | 10 | Oral Reading | 10 | Comprehension | 10 | Writing | 10 |
INTRODUCTION
Reading Skills class depends on the mastery of specific subskills, I find it helpful to teach these explicitly. I organize the class into blocks of time in which, with the help of two volunteers, I directly teach eight components of reading: phonological awareness, word analysis, sight word recognition, spelling, oral reading for accuracy, oral
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