Teaching reading to young learners

1. TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
READING SKILL
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF AMBATO

2. Reading is a great way to expand and strenghten the
language
READING

3. HOW TO APPROACH READING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
1. Phonics 4. Language experience approach2.Look and Say 3.Whole Sentence
Reading
-Based on letters
and sounds
-Alphabet and
phonetical sounds
combinations
-NO GRAMMAR
RULES
-Based on words
and phrases
-Use of flash cards
-Before Reading
activities :naming,
pointing,
repeating, games.
-After Reading , Ss
recognize the
whole phrases and
sentences.
-TEACH VOC. IN
CONTEXT
-Based on child spoken language
Ages
5-7
More time to read . Use ilustrated
books to help Ss understand the
story. Grammar is not important.
Primary reading techniques
8-10
Able to read in their native
language. Little difficulty in
tranferring their skills to English

4. USEFUL TECHNIQUES TO TEACH READING
1. Reading a story from a
book
2. Reading a class story 3.Reading text based on
child’s language
-Read in a small group
-Point to the words as you read.
-Read slowly
-Correct intonation
-Ss point and ask questions as they
want
-Ss talk about the story
-Ask questions in their native language
-Allow SS to read when they want
-Re read the story the next class
-Ask SS about the story, vocabulary
and expressions
-Use a class story
-SS can color the copies
-Ss can use their imagination to
modify the story
-This help the T to maintain the
same structures and Ss can
change some details.
-Effective with beginners
-Ask Ss to bring photos and
explain them. T can write
Ss’answers (Sentences, phrases,
voc) in the board or notebooks.
-T ask Ss to repeat the phrases or
voc)
-While Ss voc increases T can
gradually build up structures.

5. USEFUL TECHNIQUES TO TEACH READING
4. Reading familiar nursery rhymes and songs
-Learn rhymes in their mother tongue and in English without
having a complete understanding by repeating .
-The pupil can behave like a reader, and it helps to build up
confidence
-KNOWING SOMETHING OFF BY HEART AND ACTUALLY READING
THE WORDS.
-Reading aloud helps to beginners
*T should organize small groups so the T has the full attention .So T
can ask the meaning
*T can use it as a means of training and checking rhythm and
pronunciation
*Read dialogues aloud in pairs or groups is an efficient way of
checking work. SS can help each other.
Silent Reading .- Ss internalize what they read silently.
*Create an English corner
*Motive Ss to read for pleasure
5. Building up confidence
-Children are natural readers
-Provide SS stories that they have listened
-Short time for Reading
-Talk About the story in the mother tongue
-Clear up any difficulties.
-Give enough time to read it.
-Create diffrent endings for the story.
-Waiting to know what happens next
-Use role play
-Different materials.