communicative reading activities

Communicative Reading ActivitiesReading activities that engageusing all four skill sets

Ian Stone (ian.stone@Ymail.com)English Language Fellow

Topics to be covered

• About the Communicative Approach.

• The Communicative Approach in Pre-Reading Activities

• The Communicative Approach in While-Reading Activities

• The Communicative Approach in Post-Reading Activities

The Communicative Approach

http://www.cambridge.org/other_files/downloads/esl/booklets/Richards-Communicative-Language.pdf

David Nunan’s (1991) five features of Communicative Language Teaching– An emphasis on learning to communicate through

interaction in the target language.

– The introduction of authentic texts into the learning situation.

– The provision of opportunities for learners to focus, not only on language but also on the learning process itself.

– An enhancement of the learner’s own personal experiences as important contributing elements to classroom learning.

– An attempt to link classroom language learning with language activities outside the classroom.http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Communicative_language_teaching&oldid=650598808

Using C.L.T. in Reading

• Activities for Pre-reading

• Activities While-reading

• Activities for Post-reading

– Think Pair Share & KWL (Know, Want to know, Learned)

– Photos

– Predictive Reading

– Surveys

– Jigsaw Reading

– Cut-Up Texts

– Read Write Run

– Expert Reading

– Group Summary

– Group Reporters

– Story Telling

– Group Predictions

– Comprehension Games

– Role play

Activities for Pre-Reading

• Think, Pair, Share & KWL (Know, Want to Know, Learned)

• Photos

• Predictive reading (Intro. Paragraph)

• Surveys

Survey

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Activities for While-Reading

• Jigsaw Reading

• Cut-Up Texts

• Read Write Run

Cut-Up Texts

Read Write Run

Activities for Post-Reading• Group Summary (Numbered Heads Together)

• Group Reporters

• Story Telling

• Group Predictions (Round Robin)

• Role play

• Comprehension games such as dice or tic-tac-toe (X&O)

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Comprehension-Dice-Game-1033106

Post Reading Activities

What Students Gain• Exponentially increased student talk time

• Functional & Situational Language Skills

• Language Skills

• Team building and social skills

• Problem solving & analytical skills

• Synthesis of new information

Communicative Reading Activities

Thank you

Activities for Pre-reading

Think Pair Share

Surveys

Photos

Predictive Reading

Activities While-readingJigsaw Reading

Cut-Up Texts

Read Write Run

Activities for Post-reading

Group Summary

Group Reporters

Story Telling

Group Predictions

Comprehension Games

Role play

Ian Stone (ian.stone@Ymail.com)English Language Fellow