READING AS A SKILL

HOW do WE READ?

What happens in our mind when we read the sentence

She is wearing a green jacket

Stages of Reading
Define the correct order of stages of reading. What do they consist in?

a) constructing a meaning of the signs;

b) comprehending the signs;
c) recognizing and identifying written signs;
Reading in stages
1. с 2. b 3.a

What skills should we possess to be able to read a written/printed text?

Reading Skills

1. Decoding recognizing and identifying written signs;

(plate;
caught; grasping the connection between a letter and the sound it typically
seat; makes;
bright)
“sounding out” words ;

2. Fluency instant recognizing words, including those one can’t sound out;

(Mother opens the door and lets the
guests in.) grouping words together to help with meaning;
(We have our meals in the kitchen:
breakfast in the morning, lunch in the
middle of the day and supper in the reading quickly and without making too many errors;
evening)
reading smoothly at a good pace.
3. Vocabulary
Those who like traveling have at their
disposal a variety of transport.
recognizing whole words instantly by sight, before sounding them
Let’s take a humble, inexpensive bicycle. out.
You can always get on your bike to go to the nearest
store to buy some bread or to see your friend living
on the next street. understanding the meaning of most of the words in the text;
Then there is a motorcycle on which you
can travel quickly and cheaply, but for long journeys
it’s rather tiring.
With a car we can travel comfortably for
long distances without getting too tired.
4. Sentence Construction and linking up the ideas at the sentence;
Cohesion ( tendency to unite/
зв’язність) connecing ideas between sentences;
Let's have a look at this picture of our
sitting- room.
As you come into the room, you notice a
piano, with a low musicstool in front of it. Next to the
piano there is a tall bookcase, standing against the
wall.
On the left there is a large window. Under
the window there's a radiator, but you can't see it,
because it's behind the settee.
On the settee there are two cushions.
 How to help pupils develop reading skills ?

Teaching children how to identify and work with sounds.

Decoding Building phonological awareness through activities like word games and reading to a
(phonological child.
awareness)
Exposing children to books, songs, and rhymes
Building word recognition through helping pupils to see words as often as possible
Fluency (Average readers need to see a word four to 14 times before it becomes a “sight word”
they automatically recognize. Kids with dyslexia, for instance, may need to see it up to
40 times).
Helping building strong vocabulary  through practice of reading books. It’s important
to pick out books that are at the right level of difficulty.
Having frequent conversations on a variety of topics trying to include new words and
ideas.
Vocabulary learning vocabulary by telling jokes and playing word games in class.
When reading aloud, stop at new words and define them. But also encourage pupils to
read alone. Even without hearing a definition of a new word, the pupil can use context
to help figure it out.
Carefully choosing interesting words to teach and then give explicit instruction. They
can engage students in conversation.
Sentence Give explicit instruction about the basics of sentence construction.
Construction and
Cohesion Working with pupils on connecting two or more thoughts, through both writing and
reading.