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10 Pre-Reading Activities To Use in Class.: Initao College

The document discusses the importance of pre-reading activities for students before engaging in an actual reading. It provides 10 specific pre-reading activity ideas that teachers can use in class, such as speed chatting, brainstorming, and using pictures or videos related to the reading topic. Conducting pre-reading activities helps prepare students for what they will read by building their background knowledge and anticipation of the text. It can also help increase students' motivation to read.

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10 Pre-Reading Activities To Use in Class.: Initao College

The document discusses the importance of pre-reading activities for students before engaging in an actual reading. It provides 10 specific pre-reading activity ideas that teachers can use in class, such as speed chatting, brainstorming, and using pictures or videos related to the reading topic. Conducting pre-reading activities helps prepare students for what they will read by building their background knowledge and anticipation of the text. It can also help increase students' motivation to read.

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INITAO COLLEGE Course Code: M10 ENG 2

Jampason, Initao, Misamis Oriental Course Title: Teaching English in


1st Semester, S.Y. 2020 - 2021 Elementary Grades through literature
Unit: 3 (Lecture)
Instructor: Subject Schedule:
Kemski P. Lumahang,MAEd
Mobile Number: Facebook Group Page:

E-mail address: Messenger Group Chat:


[email protected]
Contact Schedule:
M,T,W,Th and F; 8:00am - 5:00pm
MODULE 8
Topic: At the end of the week, the students will be able to:
Pre-reading Activities Develop competencies and skills needed to activities
prior to actual reading
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION FOR SUBMISSIONS
Do not forget to write your name in your output.

INTRODUCTION
What the learner brings to the reading will affect how she or he understands what they read.
Many people argue that it can be very important in helping the learner understand what they
read. In other words, pre-reading activities can help learners prepare for the reading activity.
ABSTRACTION

  10 pre-reading activities to use in class.


 

1. Speed chatting
Prepare one or two simple questions related to the topic of the reading. Ask the class to make
two rows facing each other. Then, encourage your learners to ask each other the questions, but
warn them that they only have 60 seconds to do so. Once the 60 seconds are up, one of the rows
rotates so each learner has a new partner. Repeat the process several times.
2. Discussion
Encourage the learners to have a discussion about the topic of the reading. Prepare four or five
sentences with various opinions relating to the reading. Read them out to the class and then place
them around the room. Encourage the learners to go and stand near the opinion that they agree
with the most. Then encourage that group to prepare reasons for agreeing with that particular
sentence. Once they have done this, the learners can then interact with people from other groups
to share their opinions and reasons.
3. Brainstorming
Give the class five minutes to brainstorm ideas relating to the topic of the reading. Then give
them a further five minutes to organize their ideas and to form sentences. Once they have
completed this, encourage them to get up and move around the room and share their ideas with
other learners.
4. Pictures
Select three or four pictures that relate to the topic of the reading. Ask the students to make small
groups and give each group a copy of the pictures. The learners should work together to connect
the pictures and to try to guess what the reading will be about. Each group takes it in turns
presenting their ideas.
5. The title
Ask the students to make small groups and tell the groups the title of the reading. The learners
should work together to pool their knowledge of this topic. Again, once the group has finished,
each group can share their ideas with the other groups.
6. Story telling
Prepare a short personalized narrative about something related to the topic of the reading. Be
creative with the story. It doesn’t have to be 100% accurate to something that actually happened
to you, but it should be personal, and be told enthusiastically. It will help if there is a little
suspense and humour in the story too.
7. Short conversations
This time give the students a sentence from the reading. The students then have a conversation
with a partner about the sentence. However, tell them there is one rule. They cannot use more
than three words each time it is their turn to speak.
8. Dictionary
Select some of the key words from the text. Put the class into two or three groups. In turn, a
learner from each group (at the same time) comes to the whiteboard. They are told the word and
they have to draw that word. They are not allowed to use letters or numbers in their drawing. The
other students try to guess the word and earn points for their team. This can get very lively
indeed!
9. Purpose
Give the students a purpose for completing the reading. This can be in the form of some
discussion questions about the content prepared by the teacher. Give the questions to the students
before they read the text. Ask them to read them and then while they are reading the text, they
should prepare answers to these discussion questions. When they have read the text, they then
discuss the questions with a partner.
10. Videos
There is so much good free content available these days. First, find a short video relating to the
topic of the reading. I would suggest something around three minutes long. After watching the
video yourself, prepare some simple discussion questions. Play the video and then ask the
students to talk with a partner about what they saw.

 ANALYSIS

There are several benefits to doing pre-reading activities. Pre-reading activities can help the
learner to be more prepared for what they are about to read. It can help them anticipate the topic
of the reading. In doing this, they can also prepare themselves for the kind of language,
vocabulary, and even grammar that might be used in the text. In addition, if done in the right
way, it can encourage the learners to want to read and maybe even increase their motivation to
read.

ASSESSMENT
Essay

Why is it important to conduct a pre-reading activity prior to actual reading activity?

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