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Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
method of learning
A reading lesson typically has three parts: pre, while and post activities. These
activities are meant to activate prior knowledge of the learners even before they start
reading. The logic behind activating prior knowledge is to build upon what
students already know about a topic as a lead-in to the main reading task. The more
teachers activate students’ prior knowledge, the easier it will be for the students to retain
new information from the main reading task.
Pre,
while reading activities are used to help
develop the skill
post
Pre reading activities
Aim
Activities
For theme a questionnaire, one or two questions, a picture or a
comic strip that would lead to a discussion on the theme.
For vocabulary, puzzling out from the context, brainstorming,
matching words with meanings or crossword puzzles
While reading Activities
Aim
Arouse and sustain interest,
Establish connections, predict what is to come, encourage
creative thinking
Activities
Read the headline and guess the theme/plot
Read the first paragraph and guess the setting, period how
the story would proceed – discuss various possibilities
Read further, stop, ask if a twist is expected in the plot, and
what tells this.
Gap filling, completion of tables/trees/flowcharts.
Post reading Activities
Aim
Better understanding of the topic/plot
Insight into characters, motives
Interpretation, analysis of situation reactions
Creative thinking
Draw attention to writing style, language, how
information is organized
Activities
Group discussions, whole class discussions
Table completion, gap filling
Inferences and illustration
Summarizing, sequencing, suggesting/matching headings,
sub-headings
Speaking Activities
Aim
Remove inhibition, build confidence
Continuous and fluent interaction in natural situations both
informal and formal
Exchange of ideas and higher thinking skill
Activities
Narration and description
Brainstorming and pair/group/class discussions for idea
generation
Role plays and repetition for learning language structures
Speeches, debates for fluency and confidence building
exercise
Constraints of activity-based teaching